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Slang dictionary results for Simp.

simp

¹ American  

[simp] / sɪmp /

noun

Informal.

1. a fool; simpleton.

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simp ² American  

[simp] / sɪmp /

noun

Slang: Disparaging.

1. 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.

2. a weak or submissive person; wimp.

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verb (used without object)

Slang: Disparaging.

1. 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 British  

/ sɪmp /

noun

1. slang short for simpleton

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Etymology

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. )

Example Sentences

Not to worry, he points out: the same manosphere bros who deemed Thompson soft or a simp for showering Megan with gifts are welcoming him back with open arms.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Twitch is also “proactively denying” emotes that include the term simp.

From The Verge • Dec. 16, 2020

Ms. McCulloch places simp in the same category of terms as “white knight” and “whipped,” used to degrade men who are “perceived as trying to curry the favor of women.”

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2020

Skinny sez this means "poor simp" but lissen, derie, fer you it means pretty sweet.

From Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie by Stone, Barney