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Sim

//sɪm// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.

    "The other [witness] was one Sim Doolittle, the fish hawker from Allerfoot, jogging home in his fish cart from Gledsmuir fair."

  2. 2
    A surname from Hokkien.
  3. 3
    A surname from Korean.
  4. 4
    A Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name.
Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of simulation. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  2. 2
    A Simeonite (follower of Charles Simeon).
  3. 3
    Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.
  4. 4
    Clipping of simulator. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

    "They played a flight sim all afternoon."

  5. 5
    Clipping of SIM card abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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  1. 6
    A person with Methodist tendencies. broadly
  2. 7
    Someone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool. derogatory, often

    "Near-synonym: NPC"

  3. 8
    Clipping of simulation. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
  4. 9
    Acronym of social influence marketing. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  5. 10
    A simulation session or scenario. informal
  6. 11
    Acronym of Subscriber Identity Module. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

    "Despite the ongoing health crisis, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered phone operators in the country to block SIM cards not linked to a national identity number (NIN), used to bundle together biometric records such as fingerprints and headshots."

  7. 12
    Acronym of scanning ion microscope. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  8. 13
    Acronym of search of the index map. England, Wales, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
  9. 14
    Initialism of security information management. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
  1. 1
    Clipping of simulate. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncommon

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Sym, diminutive of Simeon and Simon.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 沈 (Sím) or Teochew 沈 (sim2).

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Korean 심(沈) (Sim).

Etymology 4

From the title of The Sims, which most likely came from clipping of simulation, as The Sims, SimCity, and related franchises are simulation games; compare sim (“simulator, simulation”).

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