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title: "simp · GenZ Decoded"
description: "simp: Someone who does too much to win another person's affection. Example: \"He bought her lunch every day for a month, total simp.\" Meaning and usage."
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# simp

Gen Z[#dating](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/dating/)

**Meaning.** Someone who does too much to win another person's affection.

See it in a sentence

He bought her lunch every day for a month, total simp.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    simp,[down bad](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/down-bad/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [attention whore](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/attention-whore/)

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    [hard up](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/hard-up/)

- Plain English

    someone who does too much to win another person's affection

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## Related slang

- [ship](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/ship/): To endorse or wish for two people to be in a romantic relationship; short for relationship.
- [shorty](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/shorty/): An attractive young woman; a term for a female love interest.
- [situationship](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/situationship/): An undefined romantic relationship that sits somewhere between friendship and dating.
- [smooth](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/smooth/): Skilled at flirting or charming others.

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