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 ...

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.

iDubbbz, a popular YouTuber known for the 'Content Cop' series that criticizes other YouTubers, defended himself after viewers called him a 'simp' because his girlfriend was putting out adult content.