Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What is a simp? Am I simp? Is any of this a bad thing? If you’ve spent any significant amount of time on TikTok (or just about any ...

Many of us are familiar with the jokes about "whipped" husbands or phrases like "nice guys finish last." But these "nice guys" now have a new insult to contend with: the controversial slang term "simp ...

TikTok has created all kinds of words to add to our vocabulary — like alt girl, cap/no cap, and GRWM. It's been done so seamlessly, it’s like we were taught these words when we were still learning to ...

Livestreaming service Twitch is banning terms such as "simp," "incel" and "virgin" when used as insults. Under the online gaming platform's updated policy on hateful conduct and harassment, the use of ...

(CNN) — Shannon was used to her socially awkward son being bullied by other boys at the private school he attends. But when she picked him up from school and he told her he was being called a “simp,” ...

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Twitch will no longer allow streamers and commenters to go around calling one another “simps.” The ...

If you’ve spent any significant amount of time on TikTok in 2020, you’ve probably come across the word “simp.” But what does it mean, exactly?. The word, like so much of internet slang, is used very ...

Editor’s note: After we first published this story in 2021, we received reader feedback about the term’s derivation and use in pop culture. We updated the story to reflect those additional details.