Simp
/sɪmp/noun
A person, especially a man, who shows excessive attention or devotion to someone in a way seen as desperate or self-abasing.
Did you know?The modern slang sense of *simp* was popularized in early-20th-century American slang, where it likely began as a shortening of *simpleton*, meaning a foolish or gullible person.
Etymological Timeline
Early 20th Century
English
simp
“American slang for a foolish, gullible, or simple-minded person.”
Early 20th Century
English
simpleton
“A fool; a naive or easily deceived person.”
Late Middle English
English
simple
“Plain, unmixed, uncomplicated; also naive or lacking worldly wisdom.”
Latin
Latin
simplus
“Single, simple, or plain.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“One; together; same.”
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