The English language is one of the worlds greatest inventions, providing us words like 'fart' and 'rackadoom'. Frankly, there's a word for everything. Then there are the words and phrases you stumble ...

Having your name made into a verb is a singular distinction, even for a royal – but the Duchess of Sussex is unlikely to be happy at how hers has found its way into the English language. In the Urban ...

Would you know what it meant if someone said they'd be 'Markled'? The phrase has entered the Urban Dictionary and the definition hasn't gone down well with Meghan Markle, according to a new book.

Urban Dictionary, a crowdsourced reference work, is one of the world's most popular websites. Founded in 1999 by Californian computer science student Aaron Peckham, the site was originally intended as ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...