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pimp ( pihmp. ) noun. 1. (prostitution) a. el proxeneta. (M) Many prostitutes were the victims of physical abuse from the pimps they worked for.Muchas prostitutas sufrían abusos físicos de los proxenetas para quienes trabajaban. b. el chulo. (M) (colloquial) (Spain)
Dec 10, 2020 · pimp. (n.) "one who provides others with the means and opportunity of gratifying their sexual lusts," c. 1600, of unknown origin, perhaps from French pimpant "alluring in dress, seductive," present participle of pimper "to dress elegantly" (16c.), from Old French pimpelorer, pipelorer "decorate, color, beautify."
pimp noun. proxeneta m (almost always used) The police arrested the pimp and his prostitutes. La policía detuvo al proxeneta y a sus prostitutas. less common: chulo m [colloq.] [Span.] © Linguee Dictionary, 2024. External sources (not reviewed)
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Spanish: cafiche - chulo - macarra - proxeneta - rufián - rufo - taita - traficante de blancas - tunear - alcahuete - trotaconventos. Synonyms: procurer, whoremonger, pander, white-slaver, runner, more... Collocations: a pimp [hat, suit, cane], [an abusive, a violent, a skinny] pimp, reported to her pimp, more...
pimp. British English: pimp VERB / pɪmp /. Someone who pimps gets clients for prostitutes and takes a large part of the money the prostitutes earn. He stole, lied, deceived and pimped his way out of poverty. American English: pimp / ˈpɪmp /.
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