It’s funny how sarcasm is associated with humor. “To tear flesh like a dog,” is not a jolly image, but the word nonetheless derives from the Greek sarkazein, meaning just that. It evolved to mean “to ...

If there's such a thing as a congenital smart aleck, Rachel Mosteller is it. The 27-year-old Houston journalist has been ready with a well-timed barb since her elementary-school years. "I made my ...

Scientists have discovered comedy central in the brain -- specific tissue regulating the ability to understand sarcasm. People with damage to the right frontal lobe, right behind the eyes, are unable ...

Can he be anymore iconic? The late Matthew Perry's sarcastic banter as Chandler Bing in Friends helped countless English learners perfect their witty jabs. (Getty Images, Everett Collection) With the ...

1. This diss of a woman simply trying to change up her style is A) so out of left field, and B) so on point: Had the audacity to deviate from my usual black clothing and wear a grey knitted tunic and ...

Let's start with a disclaimer right away - it's damn impolite, inappropriate, and simply bad to insult others. And we don't want you to regard this post as a call to action. At the same time, let's ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – “If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I’d be glad to do it for you.” That’s a line from an old Groucho Marx movie. “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for ...

Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance sought on Friday to clarify his 2021 remark about “childless cat ladies,” asserting that he was not targeting individuals without children but rather ...