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 ...

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.

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 ...

Here's the lowdown: "Simp" isn't a typo, a trendy acronym, or a desperate scheme to rack up more points in Scrabble. It's an internet slang term that's everywhere, from meme-riddled group chats to ...

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 ...

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,” Shannon, ...