Meaning

originOriginated 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,…

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