The internet's latest favorite compliment has gone viral. A linguist explains the phrase's origins, meaning and how to use it in conversation.

Recently while at a cafe, I heard a young man use the expression ‘to cover one’s ass’ in his conversation with his friend: A: She is trying to find fault with me though I haven’t done anything wrong.

If you've not heard of the words 'rizz', 'vio' or 'cheugy' before, don't worry, you're not alone. With thanks to today's modern technology, people are able to create entire new slang phrases and ...

For example, there’s a lovely run of nouns which have found a new lease of life as verbs, including: flexen (to show off, or 'flex' in English slang), tindern (to use a dating app), and merkeln (to ...

Slang is something most of us use every day without thinking, unless we avoid using it as a matter of principle — which probably takes more conscious thought than using it does. “Slang is always with ...