David Speers is one of Australia’s top political journos but he was left baffled after a comment during an interview with Bill Shorten. “Explain simp?” Mr Speers was forced to ask former opposition ...

The term “simp” has really come into its own over the past year or so, probably because there are just so many examples out there. When it comes to the world of comic books, however, it’s pretty safe ...

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.

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 ...

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