simp
simp Lexical Profile
simp Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A person (especially a man) who is perceived as excessively attentive, submissive, or deferential toward someone they find attractive, often without reciprocation.
"His friends teased him for being a simp after he spent his entire paycheck on gifts for an online streamer."
A foolish, gullible, or silly person; a simpleton.
"Don't be such a simp and fall for that obvious sales pitch."
• verb
To show excessive, unreciprocated devotion, submissiveness, or longing toward a person or thing (often followed by 'for' or 'over').
"Fans spent the entire evening simping over the actor's new red-carpet photos on social media."
Word Nuance & Usage
While originally an early 20th-century clipping of 'simpleton', 'simp' is now predominantly used in contemporary internet slang as a derogatory term for someone perceived as overly deferential or submissive toward an object of affection.
• Rhymes for simp
Word Origin & Etymology
Originally emerging in the early 1900s as a slang shortening of 'simpleton', the term was later popularized in 1980s and 1990s West Coast hip-hop as an antonym to 'pimp' before entering mainstream internet vernacular around 2019.