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verb (used without object)
1.
to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
verb (used with object)
2.
to say with a simper.
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Simper
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noun
3.
a silly, self-conscious smile.
Origin:
1555–65; akin to Middle Dutch zimperlijc, dialectal Danish simper affected, Danish sippe affected woman, orig. one who sips (see sip), a way of drinking thought to be affected
1555–65; akin to Middle Dutch zimperlijc, dialectal Danish simper affected, Danish sippe affected woman, orig. one who sips (see sip), a way of drinking thought to be affected
Related forms
sim·per·er, noun
sim·per·ing·ly, adverb
un·sim·per·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1, 3. smirk, snigger, snicker.
1, 3. smirk, snigger, snicker.
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Word Origin & History
simper
c.1563, perhaps from a Scand. source (e.g. dial. Dan. semper "affected, coy, prudish") or M.Du. zimperlijk "affected, coy, prim."
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