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CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
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Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of simp
1First recorded in 1900–05; shortening of simpleton
Other definitions for simp (2 of 2)
simp2
[ simp ]
/ sɪmp /
noun Slang: Disparaging.
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.
a weak or submissive person; wimp.
verb (used without object) Slang: Disparaging.
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.
Origin of simp
2First recorded in 1980–85; from hip-hop culture; possibly of the same origin as simp1
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How to use simp in a sentence
The poor simps had just come in the day before and had not even washed their leggings yet.
Biltmore Oswald|J. Thorne Smith, Jr.Did you ever notice the way simps which can't do a thing always get it done for them?
Believe You Me!|Nina Wilcox PutnamIt was reserved to Simps alone to miss the shining mark by reason of stomachic distortion.
British Dictionary definitions for simp
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