Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
pimping en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
By surface analysis, pimp + -ing.
Meanings
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(dated) Little or petty.
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(US, dialectal, obsolete) Puny; sickly.
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) Consisting of or having the qualities of a pimp.
Forms
pimping en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
By surface analysis, pimp + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The practise of managing and hiring out prostitutes.
His young adult life was marked by a series of robberies, forgeries, pimpings, assaults, and incarcerations at increasingly tougher institutions. The FBI had investigated him under the Dyer Act for the interstate transport of stolen cars.
2017, John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker, Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit, page 119:
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(countable, slang, uncountable) The process of modifying a vehicle (usually a car), predominantly focusing on its appearance and audiovisual system as opposed to performance.
Forms
Synonyms
pandering · procuring · procuration · proxenetism · procurement · poncing
Translations (53)
ca proxenetisme (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nn hallikverksemd (practise of procuring prostitutes) · sh сво̏днӣштво (practise of procuring prostitutes) · cs kuplířství (practise of procuring prostitutes) · pl tuning (process of modifying a vehicle) · ar قِوَادَة (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nn alfonseri (practise of procuring prostitutes) · fr maquerellage (practise of procuring prostitutes) · pt alcovitagem (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nl oppimpen (process of modifying a vehicle) · it favoreggiamento (della prostituzione) (practise of procuring prostitutes) · it prossenetismo (practise of procuring prostitutes) · be зводніцтва (practise of procuring prostitutes) · pt tuning (process of modifying a vehicle) · sh svȍdnīštvo (practise of procuring prostitutes) · es celestinazgo (practise of procuring prostitutes) · mk сводништво (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nb kobleri (practise of procuring prostitutes) · be сутэнёрства (practise of procuring prostitutes) · cmn 拉皮條 /拉皮条 (practise of procuring prostitutes) · pt cafetinagem (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nl souteneurschap (practise of procuring prostitutes) · de Zuhälterei (practise of procuring prostitutes) · pl sutenerstwo (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nl pimpen (process of modifying a vehicle) · es lenocinio (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nb alfonseri (practise of procuring prostitutes) · tr pezevenklik (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nb hallikvirksomhet (practise of procuring prostitutes) · es alcahuetería (practise of procuring prostitutes) · ru сутенёрство (practise of procuring prostitutes) · it lenocinio (practise of procuring prostitutes) · fr maquereautage (practise of procuring prostitutes) · es proxenetismo (practise of procuring prostitutes) · pt proxenetismo (practise of procuring prostitutes) · ota پزونكلك (practise of procuring prostitutes) · fi tuunaus (process of modifying a vehicle) · pl stręczycielstwo (practise of procuring prostitutes) · fi paritus (practise of procuring prostitutes) · es rufianería (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nb rufferi (practise of procuring prostitutes) · de geschäftsmäßige Kuppelei (practise of procuring prostitutes) · bg сво́дничество (practise of procuring prostitutes) · pl rajfurstwo (practise of procuring prostitutes) · ru сво́дничество (practise of procuring prostitutes) · nn kopleri (practise of procuring prostitutes) · fr proxénétisme (practise of procuring prostitutes) · la lēnōcinium (practise of procuring prostitutes) · sv koppleri (practise of procuring prostitutes) · ca alcavoteria (practise of procuring prostitutes) · de aufmotzen (process of modifying a vehicle) · da rufferi (practise of procuring prostitutes) · pl kuplerstwo (practise of procuring prostitutes)
pimping en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
By surface analysis, pimp + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of pimp