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▪ I. ˈsimkin1 rare.
Also 9 Simpkin.
[Diminutive form of the personal name Sim Simon: see -kin.]
A fool; a simpleton.
a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Simkin, a Fool. 1785Grose Dict. Vulg. T., Simkin, a foolish fellow. 1861Mayhew Lond. Lab. III. 145/1 This Pierrot is the Simpkin of the ballet, and he's dressed in white, with long sleeves, and a white face.
▪ II. ˈsimkin2 Anglo-Indian.
Also simpkin.
[Urdū corruption of champagne.]
Champagne.
1853W. D. Arnold Oakfield II. iv. 127 The dinner was good, and the iced simkin, Sir, delicious. 1863Trevelyan Compet. Wallah (1866) 164 We agreed to drink our last two bottles of Simkin in honour of our signal victory. 1886Illustr. Lond. News 24 July 90/3 There is a good deal of ‘Simpkin’ or champagne consumed in the three Presidencies. |