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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.

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Imane "Pokimane" has always had a contentious relationship with simps. Over the years, Imane has had to deal with creeps flooding her chat with bad vibes, but it is also true that some fans take ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield-based Merriam-Webster announced this week hundreds of new terms and words added to their dictionary, including popular slang, gaming and digital world terms ...

(CNN) — 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,” ...