pimp

/pimp/

Definition

Noun:
- A person who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking part of their earnings: A pimp is someone, typically a man, who finds customers for sex workers and manages their activities, often exploiting them financially.
- (slang, sometimes offensive) A man who is ostentatiously stylish and successful with women: In informal contexts, it can refer to a man who is perceived as very fashionable and successful in attracting romantic partners.
Verb:
- To act as a pimp; to procure clients for a prostitute: The action of soliciting customers for a sex worker.
- (slang) To make something more attractive, stylish, or impressive; to improve or promote something: Used informally to mean enhancing the appearance or appeal of something.

Usage Examples

Noun:
- The police arrested the pimp who was exploiting vulnerable women.
- (slang) He thinks he's such a pimp with his new car and fancy clothes.
Verb:
- He was convicted for pimping.
- (slang) Let me pimp your ride with some new rims and a paint job.

Advanced Usage

"to pimp out": To offer someone or something for services, often in a degrading or exploitative manner, or to decorate something extravagantly.
- He pimped out his old van to use as a food truck.
- They were accused of pimping out their website with too many ads.

Variants and Related Words

Pimping (noun/gerund): The act or business of being a pimp.
- He was involved in pimping and drug dealing.
Pimpmobile (noun, slang): A large, flashy, often old-fashioned car stereotypically associated with pimps.
Pimpish (adjective, informal): Resembling or characteristic of a pimp, especially in being showy.

Synonyms

Procurer (noun, formal): A person who obtains clients for a prostitute.
Madam (noun): A woman who runs a brothel or manages prostitutes.
Fancy man (noun, informal, chiefly British): A pimp; a woman's lover.
Tout (verb): To solicit business or customers, though not exclusively for sex work.

Related Phrasal Verbs / Phrases

Pimp up (slang): To decorate or modify something to make it more impressive or stylish.
- We're going to pimp up the office for the holiday party.

Related Idioms

"Pimp my ride": A popular idiom originating from a TV show title, meaning to customize or upgrade a vehicle in a flashy way.
- I saved enough money to finally pimp my ride.
"All pimped out": Dressed or decorated in an extremely showy or extravagant manner.
- She arrived at the party all pimped out in a sequined dress.

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