Business Insider spoke to Philip Gooden, author and expert on the origins of the English language, about how society determines what makes swear words offensive and how their connotations can ...

There are people for whom we should have a ‘bad word’ to say, especially when protecting a friend. We should have a bad word, ...

The young lad had a blast saying bad words in the bathroom. TikTok/@chelseagardner181 Even a little boy, across the pond in Scotland, couldn’t wait to say his favorite four-letter word.

While her debut album in 2006, “Taylor Swift” only has one bad word — “damn” — the two that followed, “Fearless” and “Speak ...

We learn early on in our lives that some words are more potent than others. Almost all of us recall the thrill of being scolded about 'bad language'. We are well-versed in the correct way to drop ...