BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HATED A NEOLOGISM THIS MUCH

[yvannairie]

Joyless Old Van Yells At Cloud:

Can we please go back to "stan" and stop using "simp" b/c that word literally feels like nails on a chalkboard.

It feels like having my mouth stuffed with chalk.

I hate it. Make it stop

Comments

[brin_bellway]

I had not heard that etymology and had assumed it derived from "simpering" (which seemed rather unpleasant in itself, especially with connotations from "simpleton" seeping in), but then upon looking it up apparently "simpering" often connotes smugness rather than the servility I thought it did?

[yvannairie]

That's a connection I hadn't made. I heard the word directly from the chud's mouth, as it were >_>)