Etymology

simper

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Today it means: To smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner. Full definition →

Danish simper
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simper · verb, noun1

  1. Danish · derived fromsimper
  2. English todaysimper

Uncertain; compare (probably from) Danish simper / semper (“coy”), German zimper (“elegant, dainty”).

Simper · proper noun2

Variant of Semper.

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