simp · noun1
1903. Clipping of simpleton.
simp · noun, verb2
Originated in West Coast hip hop culture in the 1980s. Further etymology unknown. Possibly from: # a special use of simpleton (above); # a clipping of simper; # a respelled clipping of sympathetic; or # a blend of sissy + pimp or possibly sissy + wimp. Originally restricted to African-American Vernacular English, until it received a boost in usage in the late 2010s through Internet culture, having been popularized through Twitch and TikTok.
simp · adjective3
Clipping of simplified.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.