pimpy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From pimp + -y.
Meanings
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(informal, slang) Like a pimp.
Like Mr. Paresi, a pimpy Brooklyn lawyer who my mother claims is the number-one criminal defense attorney in New York, complete with an impressive roster of Mafia clients.
1997, Harold Augenbraum, Margarite Fernández Olmos, The Latino reader, page 477:It’s kind of pimpy, sleazy, Eurotrash-guys-in-Vegas fashion, but it’s fashion.”
2007 September 16, Alex Kuczynski, “Nude Awakening”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pimpy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pimpy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |