Why are some words funny?
by editors@theworld.org (Patrick Cox) from The World: Latest Stories on (#72CR8)
To English speakers, the word, "peanut" isn't especially funny. But saying "peanut" in Serbian, "kikiriki," puts a smile on your face; Serbs consider it the funniest word in their language. But why is that the case? Psycholinguists have discovered some clues, as Patrick Cox reports.
This story originally aired on June 30, 2023.