Pimp definition
To act as a pimp.
verb
Pimp is defined as to find customers for prostitutes, or to elaborately decorate something.
An example of to pimp is for a man to find other men to sleep with prostitutes.
An example of to pimp is to put a lot of fancy decorations and accessories on a car.
verb
To compromise one's principles, especially in promoting the interests of another, for personal gain.
Politicians pimping for campaign contributors.
verb
The definition of a pimp is someone who finds customers for prostitutes and takes a portion of their earnings.
An example of a pimp is someone in charge of a group of prostitutes.
noun
A man who manages and, often, controls a prostitute or prostitutes and their earnings.
noun
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To promote or exploit.
verb
noun
To prostitute someone.
The smooth-talking, tall man with heavy gold bracelets claimed he could pimp anyone.
verb
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(medicine, slang) To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).
verb
(US, slang) To promote, to tout.
I gotta show you this sweet website where you can pimp your blog and get more readers.
verb
One who finds customers for a prostitute; a procurer.
noun
To serve as a procurer of prostitutes.
verb
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To decorate or embellish, specif. in a lavish or garish way.
verb
(African American Vernacular slang) A man who can easily attract women.
noun
(slang) Excellent, fashionable, stylish.
adjective
To customize or adorn, often garishly.
Pimped his car.
verb
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Origin of pimp
- Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Origin unknown. Compare French pimpant (“smart, sparkish")
From Wiktionary