simp

[ simp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

simp

[ simp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, 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.

, 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

/ sɪmp /

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 )

Come, tell Simp there's a reporter rubberin' around and you're scared to death.

You were not—asked—as I understand—it—to sell, but simp—simply to put—as I understand it—the bottle here.

"You simply haven't got her Bertillon measurements, Simp.," he was forced to admit, after an hour of fruitless thinking.

His name is Simpson Wolley—Simp, he's called for short, though he is not as simple as his name sounds.

Simp Wolley hasn't much principle, and I know a lot of fellows who have done business with him to their sorrow.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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