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 ...

The JWST has found evidence of auroras and clouds in the atmosphere of the giant rogue planet SIMP-0136, but the causes must be very different from anything we see within the Solar System. When ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...