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simp

[ simp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Informal.

a fool; simpleton.

simp

[ simp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Slang: Disparaging.

a person, especially a man, who is excessively attentive or submissive to an object of sexual attraction:
You're still hanging around her? You're such a simp.
a weak or submissive person; wimp.

verb (used without object)

Slang: Disparaging.

to be excessively attentive or submissive, especially to an object of sexual attraction:
I can't stand to see you simp for someone who gives you the bare minimum.

simp

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

slang.
short for simpleton

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of simp¹

First recorded in 1900–05; shortening of simpleton

Origin of simp²

First recorded in 1980–85; from hip-hop culture; possibly of the same origin as simp ¹( def )

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The young actor has taken heat for suggesting that the animated Snow White was a bit of a simp.

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One of the students wears a kaffiyeh and says “I totally simp Hamas, it’s so trending right now.”

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In a world filled with toxic masculinity and conservatives lamenting the decline of alpha men, a golden retriever boyfriend doesn’t even know what the word “simp” means.

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Scorsese praised “Killers of the Flower Moon” star Lily Gladstone, who “ate” her “Killers” role, but struggled to correctly guess that “simp” meant a person who is “desperate for the attention and affection of someone else,” according to CNN.

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In a TikTok video, Scorsese’s daughter Francesca had her father define popular “slag” words like “tea,” “ick” and “simp.”

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