Browse through a gluppity-glup Dr. Seuss book or the frabjous poetry of Lewis Carroll and you’ll find words that are simply funny, regardless of their meaning or context. So why are some words ...

I have a five-year-old son. Right now toilet humor is big. Body parts are funny. Things that produce bad smells get big laughs. Basically, I’m in my comedic sweet spot when I’m with the pre-K crowd.

Are you one of those people who still giggle when someone says “duty”? Wait until you read these far less common funny words that are completely real. Sometimes the new words added to the dictionary ...

They sure are silly to say. When you think about it, some words in the English language can sound pretty interesting. And when we say “interesting” we really mean weird and wacky. But hey, that’s what ...

You surely remember a time you said a word to yourself and started laughing. Something about the syllables bouncing around your mouth just didn’t make sense. Maybe the word was “booby” or “piss” or ...

A new study claims to have scientifically identified the funniest words in the English language, including “nitwit,” “twerp” and, at the top of the list, “booty.” (But the people who made the list ...

Who better to list out funny words than Sheldon Cooper himself? Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons visited Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday where he helped the host with a special segment. First, Kimmel ...

We have all heard the label “comic genius” applied to our foremost creators of humor. But genius has little to do with what is amusing. The successful humorist simply recognizes funny words and uses ...

Don't laugh, but professor Chris Westbury's newest psychology study is about farts. It's also about snots, chortles, wienies, heinies and bozos; things that are wriggly, jiggly, flappy and slaphappy; ...

Upchuck, bubby, boff, wriggly, yaps, giggle, cooch, guffaw, puffball, and jiggly: the top 10 funniest words in the English language, according to a new study. The researchers determined that there are ...

"Which word is funnier: porridge or oatmeal?" This is the question one of us recently posed to the other.* Clearly, the notion was insane. Surely finding something funny requires context — a ...

A new study claims to have scientifically identified the funniest words in the English language, including “nitwit,” “twerp” and, at the top of the list, “booty.” (But the people who made the list ...