Swearing aloud is associated with improvements in exercise performance, including cycling power and hand-grip strength. A study in a 2022 issue of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology even ...

Linguists have noticed that many swear words share the same sharp, punchy sounds—hard consonants like “k,” “t,” and “g” that burst out of the mouth rather than flow. When a study examined those sound ...

New research reveals that swearing can boost physical performance by reducing self-doubt and internal hesitations. A study found participants held challenging exercises longer when using profanity, ...

There is nothing more tiring, and unimaginative, than people filling blank spaces in a conversation with a tirade of reflexive F-bombs. And it’s not just me. Or my imagination. Studies done on this ...