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- DictionaryPimp/pimp/
noun
- 1. a man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking part of their earnings in return.
verb
- 1. act as a pimp: "he was a good-looking guy, and some said he pimped on the side"
- 2. make (something) more showy or impressive: informal "he pimped up the car with spoilers and twin-spoke 18-inch alloys"
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The meaning of PIMP is a criminal who is associated with, usually exerts control over, and lives off the earnings of one or more prostitutes. How to use pimp in a sentence.
pimp verb (PROSTITUTE) [ I or T ] to act as a pimp, getting customers for prostitutes; to provide someone to a customer as a prostitute : He spent most of his adult life pimping. They pimped the girls to a range of clients in the area.
A pimp is someone who employs prostitutes — they work for the pimp, who gets a cut of their money. He pimps them. Pimp is a word that has greatly shifted in meaning, as it sometimes means "great" or "cool," as in "That bike is pimp!" However, that's a slang meaning that many people, especially adults, won't understand or like.
1. / pɪmp / noun. a spy or informer. verb. introften foll byon to inform (on) pimp. 2. / pɪmp / noun. a man who solicits for a prostitute or brothel and lives off the earnings. a man who procures sexual gratification for another; procurer; pander. verb. intr to act as a pimp.
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Origin unknown. Perhaps from French pimpant (“smart, sparkish”) or German Pimpf (“boy, youth, young squirt”). The Old English near-synonym was rendered by Old English forspennend (literally “solicitor”).
From Brythonic numerals, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨmp. Cognate with Welsh pump, Cornish pymp, Breton pemp. Doublet of five, cinque, punch,and Pompeii.
Check pronunciation: pimp. Definition of pimp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of pimp – Learner’s Dictionary. pimp. noun [ C ] uk. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / pɪmp / us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. someone who controls the work and money of a prostitute (= person who has sex for money) (Definition of pimp from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
