pimp up en · VERB
Meanings
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(informal, intransitive) To get dressed up in showy clothing or jewellery.
I need to pimp up a little before going out.
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(informal, transitive) To decorate or prettify in a showy manner.
A thin, crunchy lemon and thyme rosti was essentially the pimped-up aesthetic of the Kettle chip. That's OK. I like Kettle chips.
2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pimps up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pimped up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pimped up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pimping up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (12)
de aufpimpen (informal: to decorate, prettify) · gl tunear (informal: to decorate, prettify) · pl odpicowywać (informal: to decorate, prettify) · de aufmotzen (informal: to decorate, prettify) · pl odpicować (informal: to decorate, prettify) · fr tuner (informal: to decorate, prettify) · es tunear (informal: to decorate, prettify) · es enchular (informal: to decorate, prettify) · es pichicatear (informal: to decorate, prettify) · fi kruusata (informal: to decorate, prettify) · fi tuunata (informal: to decorate, prettify) · pl picować (informal: to decorate, prettify)