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 ...

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 ...

The word “simp” isn’t new. In fact, it’s pretty old. But it has been dragged into fresh popularity. In the same way that older songs can find new audiences on TikTok, older slang emerges on the app to ...

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.

Merriam-Webster defines a “simp” as someone who greatly overestimates the beauty of another person and acts submissively in the hopes that they will find true love. The phenomenon, known as “No Simp ...

And come it has, beginning with the above screenshot from an actual Archie comic, posted by Twitter user @keithrcampbell, who asked pointedly: "This you?" On this busy San Diego Comic Con week, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...