• Amerikan Pharaoh@lemmygrad.ml
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    4 months ago

    “Simp” used to be a part of AAVE until 4chan and the white gays colonized it

    They do that to a lot of our vernacular these days

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        4 months ago

        As far as I understand (might be missing nuance, 'cause it was 80s/90s AAVE in the first place) it’s someone who puts the homies aside over chasing a romance, especially if the romantic interest is considered unworthy/‘for the streets’ or if the homies consider what you’re chasing to be unrequited

        Basically a person who marks out for someone who probably doesn’t gaf about them