Study Says These Are the Funniest Words in the English Language

According to this study, these are the words in the English language guaranteed to warrant a giggle no matter how old you are.

Yes, they really did a study on this,but for good reason. According to the Science of Us, researchers are trying to understand the psychology of humor. Meanwhile, I'm grateful they did, because I discovered that I am still an immature 7-year-old at heart.

Here are the funniest words according to this study found in the journal of Behavior Research Methods:

• butts
• boobs
• turd
• tit
• booby
• hooter
• nitwit
• twit
• waddle
• tinkle
• behop
• egghead

Apparently, because we don't hear these words frequently enough, they were more difficult for people to recognize. It's a pretty cool study, if you have a second read the full article on Science of Us all about the study.

Meanwhile, I'm still trying to figure out what in the world a behop is.

Source: Science of Us

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