From nitwit to booty: Scientists reveal the 12 funniest words

800 people rated how funny they found 5,000 randomly selected words The words that were rated as funniest were booty, tit, booby, hooter and nitwit Gender and age appeared to play a key role in which words people found funny Men found sexual words such as orgy and bondage funnier than women No matter how serious you may think you are, there are certain words that instantly bring a smile to your face.