# Simp

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'''''Simp''''' ({{IPAc-en|s|ɪ|m|p|audio=LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-simp.wav}}) is a [slang term](/source/slang_term) describing someone who exhibits excessive [sympathy](/source/sympathy) and attention toward another person, typically to someone who does not reciprocate the same feelings, in pursuit of [affection](/source/affection) or a [sexual relationship](/source/sexual_relationship).<ref name="Marcus" /><ref name="Grayson" />  The term originated as a shortening of "[simpleton](/source/simpleton)" in the early 20th century. During the 1980s, American rappers such as [Hugh E.M.C.](/source/Hugh_E.M.C.), [Too Short](/source/Too_Short), [Sir Mix-a-Lot](/source/Sir_Mix-a-Lot), [2Pac](/source/2Pac), [Three 6 Mafia](/source/Three_6_Mafia) and [E-40](/source/E-40) made use of the term in their songs. By the early 2010s, the term was adopted by members of the [manosphere](/source/manosphere), [incel](/source/incel), and [Men Going Their Own Way](/source/Men_Going_Their_Own_Way) (MGTOW) [forums](/source/Internet_forum).

The term had sporadic usage until gaining popularity on [social media](/source/social_media) in 2019 as an [Internet slang](/source/Internet_slang) term.<ref name="3TRnJ" /> This behavior, recognized as '''''simping''''',<ref name="María" /> is directed towards a variety of targets, including celebrities,<ref name="Marcus" /> politicians,<ref name="Ruiz" /><ref name="Thalen" /> [e-girls, and e-boys](/source/E-kid).<ref name="Sage" /> 

== Origins ==

Originally a shortening of "[simpleton](/source/simpleton)", the ''[New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English](/source/New_Partridge_Dictionary_of_Slang_and_Unconventional_English)'' traces usage of the noun ''simp'' to 1903.<ref name="Partridge" /> An article in the February 1917 edition of ''Motion Picture Magazine'' by Arthur Le Kaser has an animated drawing of a female director yelling at a male leading man through a megaphone "Kiss Her You Simp, Hurry Up Camera!" The shortening has appeared, for example, in ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' as early as 1923,<ref name="Marcus" /> when the paper reported on a letter by one Lillian Henderson criticizing the members of two clubs in [Atlantic City](/source/Atlantic_City) for unmarried men:

<blockquote>Those bachelor simps are afraid to take a chance and too tight to share their earnings with a wife.<ref name="NYT Bachelors" /></blockquote>

''Simp'' began to have the connotation of someone being "soft" and "overly sympathetic" in the 1980s, when it was used by [West Coast rap](/source/West_Coast_rap)pers such as [Hugh E.M.C.](/source/Hugh_E.M.C.), [Too Short](/source/Too_Short), and [E-40](/source/E-40).<ref name="Marcus" /> Simp was referenced by [Sir Mix-a-Lot](/source/Sir_Mix-a-Lot) in his 1992 hit "[Baby Got Back](/source/Baby_Got_Back)" in the lyrics, "A lot of simps won't like this song". [2Pac](/source/2Pac) also used the term in his song "If I Die 2Nite" on his 1995 album ''[Me Against the World](/source/Me_Against_the_World)''. In 1999, the term was used in the [Three 6 Mafia](/source/Three_6_Mafia) song "[Sippin' on Some Syrup](/source/Sippin'_on_Some_Syrup)"<ref name="María" /><ref name="Taylor" /> as an antonym for ''[pimp](/source/pimp)'';<ref name="Jones" /> Too Short has described a "simp" as equivalent to "a knockoff pimp".<ref name="Marcus" /> The term has been expressed as a [backronym](/source/backronym) for ''Sucker/Sucka Idolizing Mediocre Pussy'',<ref name="María" /><ref name="Taylor" /><ref name="Rolli" /> which according to ''[Gizmodo Australia](/source/Gizmodo_Australia)'' is "telling of its 20th century origins".<ref name="Jones" />

A definition of ''simp'' appeared on ''[Urban Dictionary](/source/Urban_Dictionary)'' in 2003,<ref>{{cite web |title=Simp |url=http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=simp |website=Urban Dictionary (Archived) | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041024233602/http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=simp |access-date=27 December 2024| archive-date=24 October 2004 }}</ref> and the word continued to be used by rappers into the 2010s, when it was adopted by members of the [manosphere](/source/manosphere),<ref name="Marcus" /> [incel](/source/incel),<ref name="María" /> and [Men Going Their Own Way](/source/Men_Going_Their_Own_Way) (MGTOW) [forums](/source/Internet_forum)<ref name="Taylor" /> alongside similar derogatory terms such as ''[cuck](/source/Cuck_(slang))'', ''[beta](/source/Beta_(slang))'', and ''white knight''.<ref name="María" /><ref name="Taylor" />{{pb}}The word became widely popular on [TikTok](/source/TikTok) in 2019,<ref name="Marcus" /> and soon also became popular on [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service))<ref name="Grayson" /> and [Twitter](/source/Twitter).<ref name="María" /> According to [Google Trends](/source/Google_Trends), interest in the term doubled between late 2018 and late 2019.<ref name="Taylor" />

The word has been used by some [fan communities](/source/fandom) who call themselves "simps" for a celebrity figure.<ref name="Marcus" /> According to ''[The Daily Dot](/source/The_Daily_Dot)'', the term is often used [ironically](/source/ironically);<ref name="María" /> similarly, Magdalene Taylor at ''[MEL Magazine](/source/MEL_Magazine)'' said the term is "used mostly as a joke".<ref name="Taylor" /> Nathan Grayson writes at ''[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku)'' that it is "difficult to find breaks in the chain of the word's linguistic lineage".<ref name="Grayson" />

== Contemporary usage ==
In July 2020, the official Twitter account for [Archie Comics](/source/Archie_Comics) said that it would permanently ban people from its [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel for comments calling the comics' main character, [Archie Andrews](/source/Archie_Andrews), a simp.<ref name="Paul" /> ''[The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)'' opined that, while it was "pretty safe to say that Archie Andrews is, quite simply, the simpiest of the simps," the Twitter post was likely an attempt at exploiting the [Streisand effect](/source/Streisand_effect) for [viral marketing](/source/viral_marketing). Contrary to the Twitter post, few, if any, comments on the Archie Comics YouTube channel accused the character of being a simp.<ref name="Paul" />

In August 2020, Australian politician [Bill Shorten](/source/Bill_Shorten) used the term on national television, saying on an [ABC](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation) segment that Prime Minister [Scott Morrison](/source/Scott_Morrison) needed "to make sure he doesn't look like he's just a simp to [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump)".<ref name="Jones" />

In September 2020, users of [Reddit](/source/Reddit) created a pledge called "No Simp September", similar to [No Nut November](/source/No_Nut_November) (a month-long abstention from masturbation). Participation in "No Simp September" required posters to abstain from upvoting women's photos, watching [pornography](/source/pornography), and "giving money to online [sex workers](/source/sex_workers)", including "[e-girl](/source/e-girl)s".<ref name="Sage" /> In October, Mikael Thalen at ''The Daily Dot'' described Twitter users as "simping hard" over leaked photos of [Hunter Biden](/source/Hunter_Biden).<ref name="Thalen" />

A November 20 article in ''[Vox](/source/Vox_Media)'' about posting [cringe](/source/cringe_comedy) on TikTok discussed the [character](/source/Character_comedy) of TikTok user Nate Varrone called "Mr. Simp Sexual", of the "biggest stars" of the genre.<ref name="Jennings" /> Varrone explained the character thus: <blockquote>He's from Michigan and he had a girlfriend named Melissa that he just wants back so fucking badly [...] He's just not in a good place right now, emotionally. I think he uses TikTok to fill the hole in his heart and find a new lover. The [horniness](/source/horniness) this guy has, no human has ever felt that amount of horny in their entire life. It's like he has a curse. He thinks he has to hook up immediately or else he'll die.<ref name="Jennings" /></blockquote>

In January 2021, ''[Vogue](/source/Vogue_(magazine))'' reported on an "adoring" Instagram account of self-declared "simps" expressing affection toward then-Georgia Senate candidate [Jon Ossoff](/source/Jon_Ossoff).<ref name="Ruiz" /> Ossoff won the election and was sworn in as a senator on January 20, 2021.<ref name="ossoff sworn in" />

== Reception ==

Upon achieving broad popularity, it began to be used more loosely.<ref name="Zane" /><ref name="Soen" /> In April 2020, an opinion piece in ''[Men's Health](/source/Men's_Health)'' described the use of the term as "pretty messed up", and men who labeled others with the term as "entitled assholes", saying, "if you've ever complimented a woman, apparently you're a simp".<ref name="Zane" /> Hayley Soen writes at ''[The Tab](/source/The_Tab)'' that "the simp has come to take the place of the softboi", describing him as "a boy who is a romantic failure [...] definitely the type of boy you'd tell the girls is 'a little too nice{{' "}}, and "probably doesn't even have a lads' group chat"; Soen writes that the term is used "sometimes to describe even the bare minimum level of respect between a man and a woman".<ref name="Soen" /> 

According to the ''[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)'', while "the term could also have some value if it undermines a culture of stringing people along emotionally", it also had "potentially offensive connotations".<ref name="Mallinson" /> In ''The New York Times'', Ezra Marcus and Jonah Bromwich describe the term as a [misogynist](/source/misogynist) insult, one which "expresses discomfort with equality when it comes to gender, and offers a simple way to dismiss the people causing that discomfort".<ref name="Marcus" /> 

Anna María of ''The Daily Dot'' writes that while the term is mostly used "ironically and without misogynistic undertones", "it doesn't take much to be called a simp" in some [anti-feminist](/source/anti-feminist) spaces, and that "everything from pining after a crush to actually respecting women could be considered simping".<ref name="María" /> Taylor writes that the idea of the "simp" most often "seems to be a guy who simply treats women well, or just not like trash" and is "just another scapegoat for [MGTOW](/source/Men_Going_Their_Own_Way) misogyny".<ref name="Taylor" />

=== Twitch ban ===

In May 2020, ''Kotaku'' reported that [Twitch](/source/Twitch_(service)) was "cracking down on" custom [emote](/source/emote)s using the word "simp", and had been "on a simp emote deleting spree" since late February.<ref name="Grayson" /> Twitch often requires its "partners" to submit custom emotes for approval prior to users being permitted to embed them; most of these emotes simply depicted a streamer or a fictional character holding up a sign with "SIMP" written on it, or were [rasterizations](/source/Rasterisation) of the text of the word itself.<ref name="Grayson" /> By December 2020, the word was described as a "favorite in the Twitch community" by ''[The Verge](/source/The_Verge)''.<ref name="Kastrenakes" />

Twitch announced in December 2020 that administrative action would be taken against the accounts of streamers and commentators who used the word, along with "[incel](/source/incel)" and "[virgin](/source/virgin)", saying that those words were offensive;<ref name="Provenzano" /><ref name="Palmer" /><ref name="Winslow" /><ref name="Orland" /> Twitch [COO](/source/chief_operating_officer) Sara Clemens said during a "town hall" live-stream that, while use of the words would be permitted under approved circumstances, Twitch would be "proactively denying" custom emotes that included the words.<ref name="Kastrenakes" /><ref name="Palmer" /> This ban was part of a broader expansion of Twitch's list of forbidden content;<ref name="Orland" /> the policy, viewable on Twitch's website, also prohibited posting that "expresses inferiority" based on "moral deficiencies".<ref name="Hateful Conduct" /> At the time of the announcement, the policy was planned to take effect on January 22, 2021.<ref name="Palmer" /><ref name="Winslow" /><ref name="Hateful Conduct" />

Reception to the announcement and proposed policy changes was largely negative; Bryan Rolli at ''The Daily Dot'' wrote that Twitch would "probably have a hell of a time enforcing the 'simp' ban",<ref name="Rolli" /> and ''[Gizmodo](/source/Gizmodo)'' said sarcastically that "actual simps and virgins [were] still welcome" on the streaming site.<ref name="Provenzano" /> ''[Screen Rant](/source/Screen_Rant)'' said that a blanket ban on "simp", "incel" and "virgin" contrasted unfavorably with a "context is needed" policy on the much more offensive racial slur "[nigger](/source/nigger)".<ref name="Ramos" /> According to ''[Ars Technica](/source/Ars_Technica)'', Twitch had an "inconsistent history in responding to reports of problematic behavior".<ref name="Orland" /> 

In interviews with ''[Kotaku](/source/Kotaku)'', people affected by the ban described their channels' use of the term as mostly benign—one streamer said it was "mostly banter and, in some cases, a compliment".<ref name="Grayson" /> Another streamer, while acknowledging that the word was sometimes used to describe "quite creepy" behavior, said her use of a "simp" emote was "mainly just a joke within my community".<ref name="Grayson" />

== See also ==
* [Glossary of 2020s slang](/source/Glossary_of_2020s_slang)
* {{Annotated link|Reply guy}}
* {{Annotated link|Alpha and beta male}}
* {{Annotated link|Nice guy}}
* {{Annotated link|Soy boy}}

== References ==

{{reflist|1=30em|refs=
<ref name="Ruiz">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.vogue.com/article/jon-ossoff-internet-thirst-strong
  | title        = The Internet Thirst for Jon Ossoff Is Strong
  | last         = Ruiz
  | first        = Michelle
  | website      = [Vogue](/source/Vogue_(magazine))
  | date         = 4 January 2021
  | access-date  = 6 January 2021
  | archive-date = 6 January 2021
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20210106101620/https://www.vogue.com/article/jon-ossoff-internet-thirst-strong
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="NYT Bachelors">{{cite news
  | url          = https://www.nytimes.com/1923/05/14/archives/calls-bachelors-simps-afraid-to-take-a-chance-says-woman-referring.html
  | url-access   = subscription
  | title        = Calls Bachelors 'Simps.': 'Afraid to Take a Chance,' Says Woman Referring to Club. <!-- Note that full stops and quotation marks are part of the original title, sic erat scriptum. -->
  | website      = [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)
  | date         = 14 May 1923
  | access-date  = 23 December 2020
  | archive-date = 10 January 2021
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20210110022403/https://www.nytimes.com/1923/05/14/archives/calls-bachelors-simps-afraid-to-take-a-chance-says-woman-referring.html
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Zane">{{cite magazine
  | url          = https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a31994140/what-is-simping/
  | title        = Here's What It Means When Someone Calls You a 'Simp'
  | last         = Zane
  | first        = Zachary
  | website      = [Men's Health](/source/Men's_Health)
  | date         = 2 April 2020
  | access-date  = 19 December 2020
  | archive-date = 11 November 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201111041226/https://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/a31994140/what-is-simping/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Jones">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/08/australian-politicians-say-simp-bill-shorten-scott-morrison-donald-trump/
  | title        = Bill Shorten Told Scott Morrison to not Look Like a 'Simp' on National TV
  | last         = Jones
  | first        = Tegan
  | website      = [Gizmodo Australia](/source/Gizmodo_Australia)
  | date         = 17 August 2020
  | access-date  = 19 December 2020
  | archive-date = 29 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201229232220/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/08/australian-politicians-say-simp-bill-shorten-scott-morrison-donald-trump/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Thalen">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.dailydot.com/debug/hunter-biden-simps-photo-memes/
  | title        = People are simping hard over those Hunter Biden photos
  | last         = Thalen
  | first        = Mikael
  | website      = [The Daily Dot](/source/The_Daily_Dot)
  | date         = 14 October 2020
  | access-date  = 19 December 2020
  | archive-date = 3 February 2021
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20210203033841/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/hunter-biden-simps-photo-memes/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="María">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/what-does-simp-mean-meme/
  | title        = Here's why people are calling each other 'simps' online
  | last         = María
  | first        = Anna
  | website      = The Daily Dot
  | date         = 3 June 2020
  | access-date  = 19 December 2020
  | archive-date = 11 January 2021
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20210111111416/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/what-does-simp-mean-meme/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Rolli">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.dailydot.com/debug/twitch-simp-ban-insult/
  | title        = Twitch won't let you call people 'simp' anymore
  | last         = Rolli
  | first        = Bryan
  | website      = The Daily Dot
  | date         = 17 December 2020
  | access-date  = 19 December 2020
  | archive-date = 17 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201217143832/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/twitch-simp-ban-insult/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Orland">{{cite web
  | url          = https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/12/twitch-will-ban-incel-and-virgin-as-sexual-insults/
  | title        = 'Simp,' 'incel' part of newly banned insults on Twitch
  | last         = Orland
  | first        = Kyle
  | website      = [Ars Technica](/source/Ars_Technica)
  | date         = 17 December 2020
  | access-date  = 19 December 2020
  | archive-date = 18 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201218014248/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/12/twitch-will-ban-incel-and-virgin-as-sexual-insults/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Hateful Conduct">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/community-guidelines/harassment/20210122/
  | title        = Hateful Conduct and Harassment
  | publisher    = [Twitch.tv](/source/Twitch.tv)
  | access-date  = 19 December 2020
  | archive-date = 17 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201217222514/https://www.twitch.tv/p/legal/community-guidelines/harassment/20210122/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Winslow">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/twitch-bans-simp-incel-and-more-in-new-harassment-policy-overhaul/1100-6485636/
  | title        = Twitch Bans 'Simp,' 'Incel,' And More In New Harassment Policy Overhaul
  | last         = Winslow
  | first        = Jeremy
  | website      = [GameSpot](/source/GameSpot)
  | date         = 17 December 2020
  | access-date  = 19 December 2020
  | archive-date = 19 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201219110230/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/twitch-bans-simp-incel-and-more-in-new-harassment-policy-overhaul/1100-6485636/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Ramos">{{cite web
  | url          = https://screenrant.com/twitch-ban-words-simp-virgin-not-n-word/
  | title        = Twitch Bans Words 'Simp' & 'Virgin' – But It Won't Ban the N-Word
  | last         = Ramos
  | first        = Alexandra
  | website      = [Screen Rant](/source/Screen_Rant)
  | date         = 17 December 2020
  | access-date  = 19 December 2020
  | archive-date = 21 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201221142925/https://screenrant.com/twitch-ban-words-simp-virgin-not-n-word/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Palmer">{{cite news
  | url          = https://www.newsweek.com/twitch-simp-incel-ban-1555622
  | title        = Twitch Includes 'Incel' and 'Simp' As Banned Insults in Harassment Policy
  | last         = Palmer
  | first        = Ewan
  | website      = [Newsweek](/source/Newsweek)
  | date         = 17 December 2020
  | access-date  = 18 December 2020
  | archive-date = 17 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201217232511/https://www.newsweek.com/twitch-simp-incel-ban-1555622
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Sage">{{cite news
  | url          = https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/peep-show-no-simp-september-frustrates-online-sex-workers/
  | title        = Peepshow: No Simp September Frustrates Online Sex Workers
  | last         = Sage
  | first        = Jessie
  | website      = [Pittsburgh Current](/source/Pittsburgh_Current)
  | date         = 11 September 2020
  | access-date  = 16 December 2020
  | archive-date = 25 November 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201125054556/https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/peep-show-no-simp-september-frustrates-online-sex-workers/
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Grayson">{{cite web
  | url          = https://kotaku.com/twitch-is-cracking-down-on-simp-emotes-because-of-haras-1843347454
  | title        = Twitch Is Cracking Down On Simp Emotes Over Harassment Fears
  | last         = Grayson
  | first        = Nathan
  | website      = [Kotaku](/source/Kotaku)
  | date         = 8 May 2020
  | access-date  = 16 December 2020
  | archive-date = 16 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201216025453/https://kotaku.com/twitch-is-cracking-down-on-simp-emotes-because-of-haras-1843347454
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Paul">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.avclub.com/call-archie-a-simp-at-your-own-peril-warns-archie-co-1844458421
  | title        = Call Archie a 'simp' at your own peril, warns Archie Comics
  | last         = Paul
  | first        = Andrew
  | website      = [The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)
  | date         = 21 July 2020
  | access-date  = 16 December 2020
  | archive-date = 11 November 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201111001123/https://news.avclub.com/call-archie-a-simp-at-your-own-peril-warns-archie-co-1844458421
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Soen">{{cite web
  | url          = https://thetab.com/uk/2020/05/13/what-is-a-simp-defined-156386
  | title        = What exactly is a 'simp' and is my boyfriend one?
  | last         = Soen
  | first        = Hayley
  | website      = [The Tab](/source/The_Tab)
  | date         = 13 May 2020
  | access-date  = 16 December 2020
  | archive-date = 9 January 2021
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20210109073328/https://thetab.com/uk/2020/05/13/what-is-a-simp-defined-156386
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Jennings">{{cite news
  | url          = https://www.vox.com/the-goods/21575707/tiktok-cringe
  | title        = Cringe TikTok is taking over
  | last         = Jennings
  | first        = Rebecca
  | website      = [Vox](/source/Vox_(website))
  | date         = 20 November 2020
  | access-date  = 16 December 2020
  | archive-date = 2 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201202181529/https://www.vox.com/the-goods/21575707/tiktok-cringe
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Marcus">{{cite news
  | url          = https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/style/simp-history-slang.html
  | url-access   = limited
  | title        = A Short History of 'Simp'
  | last1        = Marcus
  | first1       = Ezra
  | last2        = Bromwich
  | first2       = Jonah Engel
  | website      = The New York Times
  | date         = 7 July 2020
  | access-date  = 16 December 2020
  | archive-date = 16 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201216231406/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/style/simp-history-slang.html
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Mallinson">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/what-does-simp-mean-tiktok-phrase-explained-a4452456.html
  | title        = What does 'simp' mean? The TikTok phrase explained
  | last         = Mallinson
  | first        = Tilda
  | website      = [Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)
  | date         = 28 May 2020
  | access-date  = 16 December 2020
  | archive-date = 17 October 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201017055931/https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/what-does-simp-mean-tiktok-phrase-explained-a4452456.html
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Provenzano">{{cite web
  | url          = https://gizmodo.com/twitch-bans-the-words-simp-and-virgin-actual-simps-and-1845899833
  | title        = Twitch Bans the Words 'Simp' and 'Virgin' (Actual Simps And Virgins Still Welcome)
  | last         = Provenzano
  | first        = Brianna
  | website      = [Gizmodo](/source/Gizmodo)
  | date         = 16 December 2020
  | access-date  = 16 December 2020
  | archive-date = 17 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201217004955/https://gizmodo.com/twitch-bans-the-words-simp-and-virgin-actual-simps-and-1845899833
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Kastrenakes">{{cite web
  | url          = https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/16/22179256/twitch-bans-simp-virgin-incel-new-sexual-harassment-policy
  | title        = Twitch bans 'simp'
  | last         = Kastrenakes
  | first        = Jacob
  | website      = [The Verge](/source/The_Verge)
  | date         = 16 December 2020
  | access-date  = 16 December 2020
  | archive-date = 16 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201216212925/https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/16/22179256/twitch-bans-simp-virgin-incel-new-sexual-harassment-policy
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Partridge">{{cite book
  | author1    = Victor, Terry
  | author2    = Partridge, Eric
  | author3    = Dalzell, Tom
  | title      = The new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English
  | publisher  = [Routledge](/source/Routledge)
  | location   = New York
  | year       = 2006
  | page       = 1752
  | isbn       = 0-415-25937-1
  | url        = https://archive.org/details/newpartridgedict00tomd/page/1752
  | url-access = registration
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Taylor">{{cite web
  | last         = Taylor
  | first        = Magdalene
  | title        = Welcome to Simp Nation, TikTok's New Softboi Club
  | url          = https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/simp-simping-meaning-tiktok-simpnation
  | website      = [MEL Magazine](/source/MEL_Magazine)
  | date         = 16 October 2019
  | access-date  = 21 January 2021
  | archive-date = 15 December 2020
  | archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20201215073024/https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/simp-simping-meaning-tiktok-simpnation
  | url-status   = live
  }}</ref>
<ref name="3TRnJ">{{Cite web
  | last        = Ryu
  | first       = Jenna
  | title       = Men who are 'too nice' to women are called 'simps.' Why this insult is problematic.
  | url         = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2021/12/28/simp-definition-problematic-insult/8922392002/
  | access-date = 2022-06-22
  | website     = USA TODAY
  | language    = en-US
  }}</ref>
<ref name="ossoff sworn in">{{Cite news
  | last        = Pramuk
  | first       = Jacob
  | date        = January 20, 2021
  | title       = Democrats take Senate majority, sealing control of the White House and Congress
  | url         = https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/20/democrats-to-take-senate-majority-when-warnock-ossoff-and-padilla-are-sworn-in.html
  | access-date = January 20, 2021
  | publisher   = [CNBC](/source/CNBC)
  }}</ref>
}}

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