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 social media platform) in 2020, it’s possible you’ve asked yourself ...

In the sometimes virulent world of social media, one may have come across the word simp, which is almost universally said as a pejorative. However, the history of the word itself dates back and the ...

Ever since the hashtag #SimpNation took over TikTok in 2020, this word—often used to insult dudes, whether justly or unjustly—has earned a permanent spot in online slang. Case in point: When you ...

Twitch has banned the word 'simp' - or, rather, the streaming giant would really prefer that you not use it, at least as an insult. The company's newly-introduced policies, banning the use of terms ...

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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 ...

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.

An insult takes a dizzying trip through rap, men’s rights, misogyny and TikTok. By Ezra Marcus and Jonah Engel Bromwich The word “simp” isn’t new. In fact, it’s pretty old. But it has been dragged ...

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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 ...