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However, the term is also evolving to more general senses of liking someone, akin to the slang <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/stan-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>stan</em></a>.</p> <p>Example: If telling his girlfriend he would always be there for her makes him a <em>simp</em>, then I guess he’s been <em>simping</em> for a long time now.</p> </div> </div> <div class="atw-socials"> <ul> <li> <a href="https://facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dictionary.com%2Fe%2Fslang%2Fsimp%2F" target="_blank" data-linkid="begyaa"> <i class="fa fa-facebook" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet/?text=Simp&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dictionary.com%2Fe%2Fslang%2Fsimp%2F" target="_blank" data-linkid="agbu2i"> <i class="fa fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="article-word__row article-word__row--transparent article-word__row--flex"> <div class="ad ad-atw-hot-mobile atw-mobile-ad" id="ad-wrapper-atw-hot-mobile"> </div> <script> var adWrappers = document.getElementsByClassName('ad-atw-hot-mobile'); var getAdWrapper = () => { if (adWrappers.length === 1) { return adWrappers[0]; } else { for (adWrapper of adWrappers) { var childNodes = adWrapper.children; if (childNodes.length === 0) { var grandParentNode = adWrapper.parentNode.parentNode; var isVisibleNode = !(grandParentNode.style.display === 'none') if (isVisibleNode) { return adWrapper; } } } } } var adWrapper = getAdWrapper() if (adWrapper) { var adUnit = document.createElement('div'); if (isSovrn) { adUnit.classList.add('dictionary_right_rail_300x250_flex_2'); adUnit.setAttribute('data-text', 'Sovrn Advertisement'); adWrapper.appendChild(adUnit); var hasWindow = typeof window !== 'undefined'; var hasProperBuildSlots = hasWindow && typeof window.properBuildSlots !== 'undefined'; if (hasProperBuildSlots) { window.properBuildSlots(); }; } else { adUnit.id = 'crb-ad-slot-atw-hot-mobile' adUnit.setAttribute('data-text', 'GPT Advertisement'); var adContainer = document.createElement('div'); adContainer.classList.add("ad__container"); if ("") { adContainer.classList.add(""); } adContainer.id = "crb-ad-container-atw-hot-mobile"; adContainer.setAttribute('data-text', 'GPT Advertisement'); var adContainerInner = document.createElement('div'); adContainerInner.classList.add('ad__container-inner'); adContainerInner.id = "crb-ad-container-inner-atw-hot-mobile"; adContainerInner.setAttribute('data-text', 'GPT Advertisement'); adWrapper.appendChild(adUnit); adContainerInner.appendChild(adUnit); adContainer.appendChild(adContainerInner); adWrapper.appendChild(adContainer); } } </script> <div class="article-word__related-words"> <h2 class="article-word__row-title">Related words</h2> <a data-linkid="uqagl6" href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/cuck/">cuck</a>, <a data-linkid="uqagl6" href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/fuckboy/">fuckboy</a>, <a data-linkid="uqagl6" href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/stan-2/">stan</a>, <a data-linkid="uqagl6" href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/reply-guy/">reply guy</a>, <a data-linkid="uqagl6" href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/no-shave-november/">No-Shave November</a>, <a data-linkid="uqagl6" href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/no-nut-november/">No Nut November</a></div> </div> <div class="article-word__row" id="origin"> <div class="article-word__origin"> <h2 class="article-word__row-title"> Where does Simp come from? </h2> <div class="article-word__origin-content"> <div class="examples__item left"> <div class="examples__item__wrapper"> <div class="examples__item__content" style="height: auto;"> <span><img width="300" height="300" src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800-300x300.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800-300x300.png 300w, https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800-150x150.png 150w, https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800-768x768.png 768w, https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800-83x83.png 83w, https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800-160x160.png 160w, https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800-380x380.png 380w, https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800-500x500.png 500w, https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800-700x700.png 700w, https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210114_simp_800x800.png 801w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></span> </div> <div class="examples__item__description"> </div> </div> </div> <p>It’s popularly claimed that the internet slang <em>simp</em> is an acronym for “Suckers Idolizing Mediocre Pussy.” But the story of <em>simp</em> isn’t so simple, and it goes back further than TikTok. The internet teen slang <em>simp</em> appears to come directly from Black hip-hop slang—and it’s older than you may think.</p> <p>Hip-hop lyrics from the late 1980s and 1990s were already using <em>simp</em> as an insult for a man perceived as too <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/subservient" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subservient</a> to a woman. For instance, on Ice-T’s 1987 “Our Most Requested Record [Long Version],” DJ Evil E raps: “Taking out all simps and suckers …”</p> <p>Then there’s <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/simp" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>simp</em></a> as a short form of <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/simpleton" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>simpleton</em></a> (a fool), which was first recorded in the early 1900s. The relationship between the historic and contemporary slang <em>simp</em> is unclear, but there could be connections between the two terms.</p> <p>The slang <em>simp</em> spread in the 2010s. In 2013, YouTube user DJ Akademics referred to a <em>simp</em> as an “overly emotional” man in a video titled “Drake is officially King Of Simps.” In 2019, <em>simp</em> further spread on social media, notably found as an insult for weak-willed men on <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/acronyms/mgtow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Men Going Their Own Way</a> <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/subreddit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subreddits</a>.</p> <p><em>Simp</em> gained much more mainstream attention starting in December 2019. That’s when TikTok user @pollo.boyy created a viral TikTok trend called “Simp Nation.” In this trend, people, usually young men, post short videos describing allegedly stereotypical behaviors of a <em>simp</em>, like comforting his girlfriend or buying her dinner and not getting repaid with sexual attention as a result.</p> <blockquote class="tiktok-embed" style="max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;" cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@polo.boyy/video/6771145169518562566" data-video-id="6771145169518562566"> <section><a title="@polo.boyy" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@polo.boyy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@polo.boyy</a>CEO of shiny chins <a title="fyp" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">##fyp</a> <a title="foryou" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou" target="_blank" rel="noopener">##foryou</a> <a title="foryoupage" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryoupage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">##foryoupage</a> <a title="simp" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/simp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">##simp</a><a title="♬ hey ya rockstar - emetuttell" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/hey-ya-rockstar-6694794250380462853" target="_blank" rel="noopener">♬ hey ya rockstar – emetuttell</a></section> </blockquote> <p><script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script></p> <p>Another moment that brought <em>simp</em> mainstream attention came in March 2020, when many young men said they were, or were accused of, acting like a <em>simp</em> (<em>simping</em>) in response to a massively viral video from TikTok user @neekolul in a Bernie Sanders campaign t-shirt dancing to “Oki Doki Boomer,” a novelty song referencing the <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/ok-boomer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OK boomer</a> meme.</p> <h2><strong>Decoding <em>No Simp September</em></strong></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The slang </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">simp</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> helped prompt an alliterative internet challenge called </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">No Simp September</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a riff on other such occasions as </span><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/no-nut-november/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">No Nut November</span></i></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, itself modeled on the likes of </span><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/no-shave-november/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">No-Shave November</span></i></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. While meant as a joke, discussions and descriptions of the challenge included a lot of sexist language and reinforced many traditional gender stereotypes. </span></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">No Simp September</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> challenged men to refrain from </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">simping</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (that, acting like a so-called </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">simp</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> towards young women) during the entire month of September. </span></p> <p>One instance of <i>No Simp September</i> can be found on Twitter as early 2015 (though its exact sense isn’t clear), joined by a handful of uses in 2019.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But the challenge spread in earnest in summer 2020. The idea of a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">No Simp September</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was proposed (using <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/misogynistic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">misogynistic</a> language) on 4chan in June. A viral TikTok @albaniantweetreader announced a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">No Simp September</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (threatening exposure to a so-called “Boys Community” if one failed the challenge). In August, a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">No Simp September</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/subreddit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> subreddit</a> made up rules for the challenge, which included not donating to female internet celebrities and not promoting content simply because it included images of women.</span></p> <p>The first of September 2020, sure enough, saw <i>No Simp September</i> go viral on Twitter. Major brands even joined in on the joke.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">no simp September ᵘⁿˡᵉˢˢ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵇʳᵒᵘᵍʰᵗ ᵘ ᶜʰⁱᵖᵒᵗˡᵉ</p> <p>— Chipotle (@ChipotleTweets) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChipotleTweets/status/1300831549865168896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 1, 2020</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/themes/dictionary-com/js/build/bundle-theme-twitter-embeds.js"></script></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ad ad-atw-origin-mobile atw-mobile-ad" id="ad-wrapper-atw-origin-mobile"> </div> <script> var adWrappers = document.getElementsByClassName('ad-atw-origin-mobile'); var getAdWrapper = () => { if (adWrappers.length === 1) { return adWrappers[0]; } else { for (adWrapper of adWrappers) { var childNodes = adWrapper.children; if (childNodes.length === 0) { var grandParentNode = adWrapper.parentNode.parentNode; var isVisibleNode = !(grandParentNode.style.display === 'none') if (isVisibleNode) { return adWrapper; } } } } } var adWrapper = getAdWrapper() if (adWrapper) { var adUnit = document.createElement('div'); if (isSovrn) { adUnit.classList.add('dictionary_right_rail_300x250_flex_2'); adUnit.setAttribute('data-text', 'Sovrn Advertisement'); adWrapper.appendChild(adUnit); var hasWindow = typeof window !== 'undefined'; var hasProperBuildSlots = hasWindow && typeof window.properBuildSlots !== 'undefined'; if (hasProperBuildSlots) { window.properBuildSlots(); }; } else { adUnit.id = 'crb-ad-slot-atw-origin-mobile' adUnit.setAttribute('data-text', 'GPT Advertisement'); var adContainer = document.createElement('div'); adContainer.classList.add("ad__container"); if ("") { adContainer.classList.add(""); } adContainer.id = "crb-ad-container-atw-origin-mobile"; adContainer.setAttribute('data-text', 'GPT Advertisement'); var adContainerInner = document.createElement('div'); adContainerInner.classList.add('ad__container-inner'); adContainerInner.id = "crb-ad-container-inner-atw-origin-mobile"; adContainerInner.setAttribute('data-text', 'GPT Advertisement'); adWrapper.appendChild(adUnit); adContainerInner.appendChild(adUnit); adContainer.appendChild(adContainerInner); adWrapper.appendChild(adContainer); } } </script> <div class="article-word__row" id="examples"> <div class="article-word__examples"> <h2 class="article-word__row-title"> Examples of Simp </h2> <div class="article-word__examples-list"> <div class="examples__item"> <div class="examples__item__wrapper"> <div class="examples__item__content text" style="border: 2px solid #92d6ff;"> <span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Having feelings, crying, caring about someone, “simping” as you guys like to call it, etc. does not make you less of a man. It means you’re human, and most women appreciate it a lot. Stop calling yourselves weak or pussies for showing emotion.</span></span> </div> <div class="examples__item__description"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">@bbyb_, May 2020</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="examples__item"> <div class="examples__item__wrapper"> <div class="examples__item__content text" style="border: 2px solid #92d6ff;"> <span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This ideology is illustrated all over TikTok: If a user is treating their partner with respect, they might be labeled a "simp," or told they're acting "soft," typically by friends or by themselves, in a self-deprecating manner. Take TikTok user @ryantheleader, who posts videos poking fun at the term by handing money to a female friend, then letting her stand on him. The implication? He's a doormat, and she's walking all over him.</span></span> </div> <div class="examples__item__description"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Carolyn Steber, Bustle, April 2020</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="article-word__row" id="usage"> <div class="article-word__usage"> <h2 class="article-word__row-title"> Who uses Simp? </h2> <div class="usage__content clear"> <p>Online, <em>simp</em> is primarily, and often with mean irony, used by young men to belittle other young men for behavior deemed <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/subservient" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subservient</a> to women, often with the implication they are doing to win her (sexual) attention or affection.</p> <p>One can be called a <em>simp</em> for something as simple as paying for dinner—or paying a girl a compliment. One subtext of <em>simp</em> is that such men are weak and effeminate, and that they can’t get a girlfriend on their own terms. Another subtext of a <em>simp</em> uses sexist language to imply that women are controlling or just there to provide men sexual satisfaction.</p> <p><em>Simp</em> can be used as a noun (e.g., <em>He’s such a simp</em>) and a verb (e.g., <em>All he does is simp over her, he’s actually simping right now by sending her so many messages!</em>)</p> <p>As <em>simp</em> has become more widely used, it appears to be evolving as a slang way of indicating someone has a crush on someone.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">my gf: am I a simp<br />me: you need to be in my mentions a little more for that<br />my gf: <a href="https://t.co/M1nSCjWGI4">pic.twitter.com/M1nSCjWGI4</a></p> <p>— eddie💕🍒 (@nich0lael) <a href="https://twitter.com/nich0lael/status/1223010072395177984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2020</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/themes/dictionary-com/js/build/bundle-theme-twitter-embeds.js"></script></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Did you know … ?</strong></p> <p>Insulting men for traditionally non-masculine qualities—being vulnerable, sensitive, kind, and thoughtful towards their partners—is nothing new. Nor is a slang term like <em>simp</em> new, and there have been many, many other slang terms, old (like being <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/pussy-whip" target="_blank" rel="noopener">whipped</a>) and recent, used in a similar way.</p> <p>Some recent terms similar to simp include <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/cuck/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>cuck</em></a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/reply-guy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>reply guy</em></a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/white-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>white knight</em></a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/nice-guy" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>nice guy</em></a>, and <em>softboi</em>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ad ad-atw-usage-mobile atw-mobile-ad" id="ad-wrapper-atw-usage-mobile"> </div> <script> var adWrappers = document.getElementsByClassName('ad-atw-usage-mobile'); var getAdWrapper = () => { if (adWrappers.length === 1) { return adWrappers[0]; 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