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Dec 10, 2020 · PIMP. A male procurer, or cock bawd; also a small faggot used about London for lighting fires, named from introducing the fire to the coals. [Grose, "Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," London, 1785]
- Pimpernel
pimpernel. (n.). plant or herb of the primrose family, c....
- Français (French)
Signification de pimp: souteneur; "celui qui fournit aux...
- Italiano (Italian)
pimp (n.) "colui che fornisce agli altri i mezzi e...
- Pimply
"covered with pimples," 1748, from pimple (n.) + -y (2)....
- Pimpernel
Feb 11, 2008 · The word pimp is of unknown origin. It first appeared in English around 1600 and was used then as now to mean “a person who arranges opportunities for sexual intercourse with a prostitute.”
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.
Dec 9, 2013 · OED says origin unknown - Originally: a person who arranges opportunities for (illicit) sexual intercourse; a procurer. Now: a man who takes a proportion of the earnings of a prostitute, usually in return for arranging clients, providing protection, etc.
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The earliest known use of the noun pimp is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for pimp is from 1600, in the writing of Ben Jonson, poet and playwright. pimp is of unknown origin. See etymology.
OED's earliest evidence for pimp is from 1639, in the writing of William Cartwright, poet, playwright, and Church of England clergyman. It is also recorded as a noun from the early 1600s. pimp is formed within English, by conversion.
Dec 3, 2000 · The origin of the word “pimp” is unknown, said Sheidlower, who disagrees with Webster’s etymology that attributes it to the French pimper, meaning to allure or to dress smartly.
