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pimp en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Origin unknown. Perhaps from French pimpant (“smart, sparkish”) or German Pimpf (“a boy, a youth, a young squirt”). The Old English near-synonym was rendered by Old English forspennend (literally “a solicitor”).

Meanings

  1. (slang) Excellent, fashionable, stylish.

Relateds

madam · player · playa · pimping

pimp en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Origin unknown. Perhaps from French pimpant (“smart, sparkish”) or German Pimpf (“a boy, a youth, a young squirt”). The Old English near-synonym was rendered by Old English forspennend (literally “a solicitor”).

Meanings

  1. Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
    • "I'm not a whore. You're a pimp and a stupid American, and if you want to pick up a silly bitch on the street you'd better go back to the other side where you belong!" 1969, Bonnie Bremser, Troia: Mexican Memoirs, page 111:
    • A fella looking dapper / And he's sittin' with a slapper / Then I see it's a pimp / And his crack whore 2006, Lily Allen, Iyiola Babalola, Darren Lewis, Tommy McCook, “LDN”, in Alright, Still, performed by Lily Allen:
    • All my life, been hustling / And tonight is my appraisal / 'Cause I'm a hooker selling songs / And my pimp's a record label 2018, Brendon Urie, Michael Angelakos, Sam Hollander, Morgan Kibby, Jake Sinclair, Dillon Francis, “Hey Look Ma, I Made It”, in Pray for the Wicked, performed by Panic! at the Disco:
  2. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) A man who can easily attract women.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pimps Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

pimp-slap · pimp hand · pimpship · pimpish · pimpery · pimplike · pimp stick · pimp juice · pimpmobile · pimpless · pimp steak · pimpdom · Romeo pimp · superpimp · pimpify · pimp slap · sugar pimp · pimpy · pimphood · pimpness · pimpology · pimp cup · gorilla pimp

Holonyms

pimpdom

Hypernyms

panderer · procurer · pander

Hyponyms

bawd · gorilla pimp · croziered abbot · fancy man · ponce · brothel-keeper · superpimp

Relateds

white slaver · prostitute · prostitute's client · trafficker

Synonyms

mack daddy · bludger · nookie-bookie · pussymonger · ruffian · bully · muttonmonger · abbot · hoon · flashman · pandar · cock-bawd · fleshmonger · mack · pimp · mackerel · hustler · whoremaster · whoreman · sweetman · souteneur · fishmonger · dalaal

Translations (184)

cy pimp (prostitution solicitor) · lad rufyana (prostitution solicitor) · ja 女衒 (prostitution solicitor) · et sutenöör (prostitution solicitor) · es ficho (prostitution solicitor) · tl tita-tita (prostitution solicitor) · hi दलाल (prostitution solicitor) · sv sutenör (prostitution solicitor) · sh màkrō /ма̀кро̄ (prostitution solicitor) · uz dayus (prostitution solicitor) · be сутэнёр (prostitution solicitor) · kk жеңгетай (prostitution solicitor) · vi kẻ mối lái (prostitution solicitor) · ru сво́дница (prostitution solicitor) · ms pinang muda (prostitution solicitor) · cs pasák (prostitution solicitor) · ta கூட்டிக்கொடுப்பவன் (prostitution solicitor) · cs kuplíř (prostitution solicitor) · tr pezevenk (prostitution solicitor) · nan-hbl 牽猴的 /牵猴的 (prostitution solicitor) · es cabrón (prostitution solicitor) · pl alfons (prostitution solicitor) · uz qoʻshmachi (prostitution solicitor) · yue 龜公 /龟公 (prostitution solicitor) · es proxeneta (prostitution solicitor) · fa-ira کُسکِش (prostitution solicitor) · ru сво́дник (prostitution solicitor) · grc μαστροπός (prostitution solicitor) · el προαγωγός (prostitution solicitor) · el νταβατζής (prostitution solicitor) · fr souteneur (prostitution solicitor) · hu lányfuttató (prostitution solicitor) · el σωματέμπορος (prostitution solicitor) · ar عرص (prostitution solicitor) · vi ma cô (prostitution solicitor) · lo ແມງດາ (prostitution solicitor) · kmr teres (prostitution solicitor) · sh svȍdnīk /сво̏днӣк (prostitution solicitor) · el μαστροπός (prostitution solicitor) · fa-ira جابیز (prostitution solicitor) · la lēnō (prostitution solicitor) · es rufián (prostitution solicitor) · gl alcaiote (prostitution solicitor) · pt chulo (prostitution solicitor) · uz sutenyor (prostitution solicitor) · sk kupliar (prostitution solicitor) · lad rufyano (prostitution solicitor) · ms ketolol (prostitution solicitor) · it paraninfo (prostitution solicitor) · yi קאַדעט (prostitution solicitor) · nl pooier (prostitution solicitor) · vo jilupärodan (prostitution solicitor) · fr mac (prostitution solicitor) · ro proxenet (prostitution solicitor) · ja ポン引き (prostitution solicitor) · vo hilupärodan (prostitution solicitor) · sl zvodník (prostitution solicitor) · it pappone (prostitution solicitor) · kmr gewad (prostitution solicitor) · is hórumangari (prostitution solicitor) · da alfons (prostitution solicitor) · hu strici (prostitution solicitor) · bg сво́дница (prostitution solicitor) · mk подведувач (prostitution solicitor) · ca alcavot (prostitution solicitor) · tl kuwekong (prostitution solicitor) · bcl bugaw (prostitution solicitor) · lt sąvadautojas (prostitution solicitor) · hu kerítő (prostitution solicitor) · it magnaccia (prostitution solicitor) · id muncikari (prostitution solicitor) · it ruffiano (prostitution solicitor) · ms muncikari (prostitution solicitor) · ta மாமா (prostitution solicitor) · be зво́дніца (prostitution solicitor) · hi भड़ुआ (prostitution solicitor) · nrf maquereau (prostitution solicitor) · ur کُٹْنی (prostitution solicitor) · ar قَوَّاد (prostitution solicitor) · pt cafetão (prostitution solicitor) · ru сво́дня (prostitution solicitor) · es cafisho (prostitution solicitor) · ms alku (prostitution solicitor) · pt alcoviteiro (prostitution solicitor) · sk pasák (prostitution solicitor) · mk макро (prostitution solicitor) · bn কোটনা (prostitution solicitor) · ur دَلال (prostitution solicitor) · kmr pêzeweng (prostitution solicitor) · it lenone (prostitution solicitor) · sh kùpler /ку̀плер (prostitution solicitor) · gl bagaxeiro (prostitution solicitor) · az oğraş (prostitution solicitor) · de Zuhälter (prostitution solicitor) · it protettore (prostitution solicitor) · et kupeldaja (prostitution solicitor) · nl souteneur (prostitution solicitor) · es padrote (prostitution solicitor) · fi parittaja (prostitution solicitor) · fa-ira قَوَّاد (prostitution solicitor) · hi कुटनी (prostitution solicitor) · lv suteners (prostitution solicitor) · sh podvòdāč /подво̀да̄ч (prostitution solicitor) · fi sutenööri (prostitution solicitor) · de Kuppler (prostitution solicitor) · eo prostituisto (prostitution solicitor) · ar قَوَّاد (prostitution solicitor) · te తార్పుడుగాడు (prostitution solicitor) · es chulo (prostitution solicitor) · tr kurumsak (prostitution solicitor) · ko 기둥서방 (prostitution solicitor) · id germo (prostitution solicitor) · es cafishio (prostitution solicitor) · es cafiche (prostitution solicitor) · fr proxénète (prostitution solicitor) · arz معرص (prostitution solicitor) · gd drùisear (prostitution solicitor) · uk зві́дниця (prostitution solicitor) · af hoerboer (prostitution solicitor) · cmn 媽媽桑 /妈妈桑 (prostitution solicitor) · tr kavat (prostitution solicitor) · uz dalla (prostitution solicitor) · it prosseneta (prostitution solicitor) · la lēna (prostitution solicitor) · be зво́днік (prostitution solicitor) · ca proxeneta (prostitution solicitor) · ro pește (prostitution solicitor) · ang forspennend (prostitution solicitor) · yue 姑爺仔 /姑爷仔 (prostitution solicitor) · th แมงดา (prostitution solicitor) · sv hallick (prostitution solicitor) · nan-hbl 三七仔 (prostitution solicitor) · cy puteinfeistr (prostitution solicitor) · pa ਦੱਲਾ (prostitution solicitor) · bg сво́дник (prostitution solicitor) · fa-ira جاکِش (prostitution solicitor) · es alcahuete (prostitution solicitor) · my ဖါခေါင်း (prostitution solicitor) · mn зууч (prostitution solicitor) · ko(prostitution solicitor) · af pooier (prostitution solicitor) · tr deyyus (prostitution solicitor) · sw buzi (prostitution solicitor) · pt safado (prostitution solicitor) · ota پزونك (prostitution solicitor) · mk сводник (prostitution solicitor) · ms jaruman (prostitution solicitor) · lt suteneris (prostitution solicitor) · uk сутене́р (prostitution solicitor) · pt proxeneta (prostitution solicitor) · hu futtató (prostitution solicitor) · ta காமத்தரகன் (prostitution solicitor) · tg қаввод (prostitution solicitor) · nan-hbl 牽猴仔 /牵猴仔 (prostitution solicitor) · gl proxeneta (prostitution solicitor) · te బాడ్కావ్ (prostitution solicitor) · vo lupärodan (prostitution solicitor) · fr maquereau (prostitution solicitor) · ps بغری (prostitution solicitor) · ko 뚜쟁이 (prostitution solicitor) · is melludólgur (prostitution solicitor) · pl sutener (prostitution solicitor) · tl bugaw (prostitution solicitor) · ga máistir striapach (prostitution solicitor) · gl alcaiota (prostitution solicitor) · ko 포주 (prostitution solicitor) · cmn 皮條客 /皮条客 (prostitution solicitor) · ka მამაშა (prostitution solicitor) · tl alkahuwete (prostitution solicitor) · cmn 老鴇 /老鸨 (prostitution solicitor) · he סַרְסוּר (prostitution solicitor) · ru сутенёр (prostitution solicitor) · es lenón (prostitution solicitor) · hy կավատ (prostitution solicitor) · de Lude (prostitution solicitor) · bg сутеньо́р (prostitution solicitor) · arz عرص (prostitution solicitor) · uk зві́дник (prostitution solicitor) · km មេអណ្ដើក (prostitution solicitor) · sq tutor prostitutash (prostitution solicitor) · ms barua (prostitution solicitor) · nb hallik (prostitution solicitor) · grc μάτρυλλος (prostitution solicitor) · lo ຊາຍານຸຊີບ (prostitution solicitor)

pimp en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

Origin unknown. Perhaps from French pimpant (“smart, sparkish”) or German Pimpf (“a boy, a youth, a young squirt”). The Old English near-synonym was rendered by Old English forspennend (literally “a solicitor”).

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.
  2. (transitive) To prostitute someone.
    • The smooth-talking, tall man with heavy gold bracelets claimed he could pimp anyone.
  3. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle.
    • You pimped out that motorcycle f'real, dawg.
  4. (slang, transitive) To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).
    • Only an attending physician can pimp a chief resident; the chief resident and attending can pimp a junior resident; they all three can pimp an intern. 2004, Robert A. Blume, Arthur W. Combs, The Continuing American Revolution: A Psychological Perspective, page 183:
  5. (US, slang, transitive) To promote, to tout.
    • The trendy rehabs being pimped by the addiction industry's glossy PR. 1990 February 4, Leonard Tirado, “Privatized 'Recovery' Versus Collective Action”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 29, page 19:
    • I gotta show you this sweet website where you can pimp your blog and get more readers.
  6. (US, slang) To persuade, smooth talk or trick another into doing something for your benefit.
    • I pimped her out of $2,000 and she paid for the entire stay at the Bahamas.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pimped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pimped Tense=Past lexicographic
pimping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pimps Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Coordinates

spec out · level up · max out · trick out · spec up

Deriveds

unpimped · pimp out · pimp off · pimp up

Synonyms

pimp · mack · dissimulate · gain over · deceive · bring round · dog out · convict · trick · spruik · beglammer · pimp out · push · abuse · trap into · whore out · promote · catch · talk around · hustle · pimp · dissemble · ponce · prevail upon · punk · spoof · convince · win over · pimp up · tout · put on · whore · hustle · mack out · suade · draw · pitch · sham · lead astray · wash with · convince · pander · procure · whore out · procure · pimp out · jiff · counterfeit · talk over · bewile · prostitute · feign · overreach · persuade

Translations (46)

bg своднича (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · es cafishiar (to prostitute someone) · pt prostituir (to prostitute someone) · it procacciare (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fr prostituer (to prostitute someone) · fi tentata (medicine:to ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student) · fi taivutella (to persuade or trick another into doing something for your benefit) · el εκπορνεύω (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fr maquereauter (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fa جاکشی کردن (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fr prostituer (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fi parittaa (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · ta கூட்டிக்கொடு (to prostitute someone) · el εκπορνεύω (to prostitute someone) · nl oppimpen (to excessively customize) · cmn 拉客 (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · ar قَوَّدَ (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · es putear (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fi puffata (to promote, tout) · ar قَادَ (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · es cafishear (to prostitute someone) · fi tuunata (to excessively customize) · ta ஏமாற்று (to persuade or trick another into doing something for your benefit) · cmn 拉皮條 /拉皮条 (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · ta கூட்டிக்கொடு (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · de prostituieren (to prostitute someone) · fr maquereller (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · it risistemare (to excessively customize) · pt cafetinar (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · es enchular (to excessively customize) · it prostituire (to prostitute someone) · ta மாமா வேலை பார் (to prostitute someone) · el μαστροπεύω (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · ru сво́дничать (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fa کسکشی کردن (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · es tunear (to excessively customize) · tr pezevenklik yapmak (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · nl prostitueren (to prostitute someone) · nl pimpen (to excessively customize) · nl souteneren (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fi pimpata (to excessively customize) · fi kuulustella (medicine:to ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student) · hu kerít (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fi toimia sutenöörinä (to act as procurer of prostitutes) · fi tehdä jostakusta prostituoitu (to prostitute someone) · pt alcovitar (to act as procurer of prostitutes)

pimp en · NUM · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Brythonic numerals, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨmp. Cognate with Welsh pump, Cornish pymp, Breton pemp. Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, five, ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”); related to Pompeii.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:Cumbria and Old Welsh) Five in Cumbrian and Welsh sheep counting.