sim meaning (informal): definition, etymology and quotations

sim

nounalso spelled Sim

/sɪm/

Abbreviation, Clipping, Informal Clipping of simulator.

They played a flight sim all afternoon.
But shooters, sims and real-time strategy games ascended as the industry grew and mouseless home consoles made the genre's mechanics awkward.2009 July 11, Darren Zenko, “U.K. pair turn time into romp”, in Toronto Star:

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Water attractions are the big new addition to Frontier Developments' theme park sim, adding a new dimension to what was previously a comprehensive but unadventurous coaster creation kit.2025 February 23, Rick Lane, “Review: Planet Coaster 2”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 66; published online 1 November 2024:

Abbreviation, Clipping, Informal Clipping of simulation.

Informal A simulation session or scenario.

Derived terms: city sim, dating sim, dim sim, farming sim, farm sim, life sim, management sim, racesim, raising sim, sim-com, simmer, simrace, sim racer, simworld, walking sim
Related terms: emulator, model, trainer

Sim

noun

Christianity A Simeonite (follower of Charles Simeon).

Christianity Broadly A person with Methodist tendencies.

Sim

noun

Etymology 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”).

Christianity, Video games Any of the characters in the video game The Sims, which simulates aspects of a human social environment.

Christianity Derogatory, Often Someone who is, or is accused of, acting like a bumbling fool.

Near-synonym: NPC

Derived terms: Simblr, Simguru, Simlish, Simmer

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — authors: page histories for sim and Sim.