What makes a word funny? University of Alberta psychologist Chris Westbury studied and identified the 10 funniest words in English. The meaning of the word and how unexpected it looked determined ...

English has some funny words, and science has rated them. By Marc Montgomery | [email protected] Posted: Monday, December 3, 2018 15:02 Last Updated: Monday, December 3, 2018 15:42.

Bellibones and Other Funny, Forgotten Words Susan Kelz Sperling, author of Poplollies and Bellibones: A Celebration of Lost Words, talks about words that have been lost from the English language.

The funniest words in the dictionary have been revealed, with 'upchuck', 'boff' and 'jiggly' topping the list. Constantly changing, updating and evolving, the English language is a fascinating ...

And does the word "bondage" raise a laugh more than "giggle"? A new behaviour research study looks at the perceived funniness of individual English words, and finds that women and men consider ...

Men ranking funny words found more humor in sexual terms than women did. ... Psychologists asked people to rank what English words they found to be the funniest. Pixabay, public domain.

The first in-depth study on funny English words is out and you can probably guess the top one. Photo / Getty A group of scientists has conducted research to figure out which are the funniest words ...