simp

¹ 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 ² American  

[simp] / sɪmp /

noun

Informal.

1. a fool; simpleton.

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simp British  

/ sɪmp /

noun

1. slang short for simpleton

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Etymology

Origin of simp¹

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

Origin of simp¹

First recorded in 1900–05; shortening of simpleton

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s OK to feel it doesn’t make you a simp, it doesn’t make you soft.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Verge

A “simp” is a guy who tries to get in with a woman by fawning over her.

From The Guardian