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Is it short for simpleton?
by walteweiss 3y ago
Is it short for simpleton?
- tuatoru 3y agoIt should be.
- Prestophobia 3y agoIIRC it used to be but it kind of got mutated as people specifically called men who fawn over uninterested women simps until it was exclusively used for that case and similar. I wonder if other pieces of slang used to be broader than they are now.
- simiones 3y agoEtymologically, it might be - it's not really clear. But the meaning is "to be (excessively) subservient to a person or cause" / "someone who is [...]". So a simp/simping is (an accusation of) being (excessively) in favor of a person or cause, such as simping for a character, an idol, a real person, or a political party. Especially used for men who praise a certain woman over and over.
- dragonwriter 3y agoEtymologically, probably, but its most specifically, in its current popular use, about a person with a strong parasocial attachment to someone else, particularly one that is sexually-tinged. Very commonly used to describe relationships of devoted followers to social media figures.