Martin Scorsese, acclaimed filmmaker and unexpected TikTok darling, has gone viral once again. This time, the “Taxi Driver” director’s knowledge of internet lingo, or lack thereof, made the internet ...

(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,” ...

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.

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,” Shannon, ...