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[–] o0shad0o 0 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Wasn't "simp" originally slang for just "simpleton"? This redefinition exploded onto the sea of memes.

Edit: According to Wiktionary, this redefinition came from a 2012 book about dating, lol. Must've stayed mostly underground until now. (This also appears to be a recent edit, no idea how valid it is.)

Edit 2: https://voat.co/v/whatever/3704444

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[–] RepostGhostCst2Cst 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Simp has always meant soft beta male to me. I've been saying that since the 90s

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[–] o0shad0o 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Interesting, because that's not quite the same as either the old definition or the new one. There's quite a bit of overlap between all of them though.