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simp

simp

1 9.7
A person who does too much to please someone they like, often at their own cost
  • noun
  • /sɪmp/
  • Offensive
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  • After listening to his friends tease him for waiting on her hand and foot, he realized he acted like a simp.

I think Steve, that's just advanced simp tactics.

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Examples

  • I'm good at acting the simp; it just seems to come naturally.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • First, I thought it was an act ... and then I just thought you were a simp or something ...

    Fiction book (2002)
  • You are such a simp.

  • OK Sir Phillip, I personally feel that you are possibly the biggest simp here on stage.

  • Don't be such simps, especially in a time of crisis.

    Blog text (21)
  • He bought her expensive gifts, hoping to impress her, but everyone called him a simp for trying so hard.

  • In his quest for her affection, he constantly put her needs above his own, proving he was a total simp.

How Submissive

simp
  • Offensive
1 9.7
accommodating
17 4.8
pleaser
  • Informal
8 3.7
friendly
773 1.0
confident
715 2.5

Surface Forms

simp singular
simps plural

Etymology

Simp started as a short form of simpleton ('fool') and now often means someone, usually a man, who is too eager to please a person they are attracted to. That's why a simp gives too much attention or does too much to win someone's favor.