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Introduction. The OED includes dozens of words originating in the Korean language and/or related to Korea. Although the oldest of these words are attested in English as early as the 17 th century, most of the words of Korean origin in the dictionary entered the language relatively recently, in the latter half of the 20 th century and early part of the 21 st century.
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."
Feb 11, 2008 · The figurative meaning, “a person who panders to an undesirable or immoral impulse,” was found by the middle of the 17 th century. The verb to pimp dates from the early 17 th century. But the ...
Dec 9, 2013 · According to etymonline the original meaning(s) of the word were (emphasis mine): pimp (n.) c.1600, of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle French pimpant "alluring in dress, seductive," present participle of pimper "to dress elegantly" (16c.), from Old French pimpelorer, pipelorer "decorate, color, beautify."
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this week in Greek class we learned the vocab word πεμπω, or pempo, which means 'to send' or 'to bid a thing to be carried to one'. Which sounds an awful lot like a pimp. But! when looking up their possible connection most people have not considered this. Is this a possible root? or does it come from somewhere else?
From Sino-Korean 恩 ( eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 慇 ( eun) meaning "careful, anxious, attentive" combined with 廷 ( jeong) meaning "courtyard" or 婷 ( jeong) meaning "pretty, graceful". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well. Eun-Ji 은지, 恩智, 恩地 f Korean.
Dec 3, 2000 · Origin of the Word ‘Pimp’ Is in Dispute. So who decides what “pimp” really means? To those who track the evolution of language, new definitions are not legitimized with haste.
