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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

The 1982 B-movie “Penitentiary II” even had a character named Simp.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2020

Simp has linguistic qualities shared by a lot of timeless slang.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2020

"Primarily, however, the King's transcendent reason for marrying Mrs. Simp son is that he ardently loves her, and does not see why a King should be denied the privilege of marrying the lady he loves."

From Time Magazine Archive

In fact, the opposition papers in his native Atlee County called him Simp Barnett.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Pisgah and Simp, who had applied to Slidell several times by letter for temporary loans, were averse, just now, to the presence of one who had forgotten "the first requisite of a Southern Gentleman—generosity."

From Bohemian Days Three American Tales by Townsend, George Alfred