Simple Simon Word Origin noun
- a simpleton.
Origin of Simple Simon First recorded in 1775–85; after the nursery rhyme character Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for simple simon Simple Simon noun
- a foolish man or boy; simpleton
Word Origin for Simple Simon C20: after the name of a character in a nursery rhyme Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012