pimping
Adjective (dated or informal):
- Small, petty, or insignificant: "pimping" describes something that is minor, trivial, or of little importance.
- Sickly, weak, or frail: "pimping" can also refer to a person or thing that is feeble or in poor health.
Verb (present participle of pimp):
- To act as a pimp: the act of managing or controlling prostitutes and arranging their services for clients.
- To promote or exploit something in a flashy or excessive way (slang): to aggressively advertise or market something, often in a showy or self-serving manner.
Adjective:
- He made only a pimping contribution to the charity, barely enough to cover one meal. (A small, insignificant donation.)
- The old dog looked pimping and tired, no longer able to run. (Weak and sickly in appearance.)
Verb (present participle):
- He was arrested for pimping and exploiting vulnerable women. (Engaging in the illegal trade of prostitution.)
- The celebrity is pimping her new perfume on social media every hour. (Promoting aggressively and flashily.)
"pimping out": to exploit or use someone or something for personal gain, often in a degrading or commercial way.
- He accused the company of pimping out its artists for corporate sponsorships. (Exploiting artists for profit.)
"pimping one's ride": a slang phrase meaning to customize or decorate a car in an extravagant, flashy manner.
- He spent thousands of dollars pimping his old sedan with neon lights and chrome rims. (Modifying the car ostentatiously.)
Pimp (noun): a person who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them.
- The pimp demanded a large cut of the earnings. (A person in the sex trade.)
Pimp (verb): to act as a pimp; to promote aggressively.
- She pimps her blog by posting links everywhere. (Promotes excessively.)
Pimpy (adj, informal): resembling or characteristic of a pimp, often in a flashy or vulgar way.
- He wore a pimpy suit with gold chains. (Garish and showy.)
- For "small, petty": trivial, minor, insignificant, paltry.
- For "weak, sickly": frail, feeble, ailing, sickly.
- For "promote aggressively": hype, push, plug, tout.
- Pimp out: to exploit or dress up in a flashy way.
- They pimped out the old van with a new paint job. (Customized it ostentatiously.)
- Pimp my ride: a catchphrase from a TV show meaning to customize a vehicle extravagantly.
- He wanted to pimp my ride, but I prefer a simple car. (Customize flashily.)
Note: The adjective "pimping" is now rare and considered archaic or dialectal in most contexts. The verb sense is more common, though often negative or informal. Avoid using the adjective in modern formal writing.