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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

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simp

Like his late father, Philip Seymour Hoffman, he’s willing to throw his whole self into playing a simp.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

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

From The Verge ● Dec. 16, 2020

The first wave of simp content on TikTok and YouTube was driven by men.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2020

He started fightin' because he was simp enough to take a chance of havin' his features altered, and he won the title through bein' stupid enough to mix it with the welterweight champion.

From Kid Scanlan by H. C. (Harry Charles) Witwer