A swear word is like a linguistic punch in the nose. Virtually every language and culture has them—and virtually every language and culture formally disapproves of them. But that doesn’t stop them ...

EVERETT — If you’re going to swear, do it properly. What’s up with that? Erika M. Weinert, 42, is the author of “Cursing with Style,” a reference book on so-called “bad” words. Many can’t be printed ...

A new study in the journal 'American Psychologist' links swearing to "state disinhibition," a psychological state where ...

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: ...

Editor's note: This story contains profanity. Sort of. Though we used punctuation in place of most letters and even rhyming words for clues so you'll probably be able to figure out the swear words we ...

Growing up, my sister and I weren’t allowed to use curse words. We couldn’t even tell each other to “shut up” without getting a sideways glance from our parents (imagine our delight when Black Eyed ...

If the voice is the primary expression of personality, sarcasm and profanity are essential to Sonya Sotinsky’s.

My daughter’s teacher uses curse words in his teaching. She thinks he does it to impress the students. She doesn’t like it and neither do I. What can I do? A hallmark of the stereotypical “cool” ...

For 16 seasons, from 2004 to 2020, Philip Rivers was an NFL quarterback. He played 13 years for the San Diego Chargers, three years for the Los Angeles Chargers and one final year for the Indianapolis ...