plural pimps
: a person and especially a man who controls one or more sex workers, arranges clients for them, and takes a cut of their earnings
pimped; pimping; pimps
1
: to make use of often dishonorably for one's own gain or benefit
2
informal
: to customize and adorn (something, such as a car or apartment) in an ostentatious or lavish way
Their backhoe had four spotlights on a bar above the cab, the same way kids pimped their pick-up trucks, and together the four beams made a wide pool of halogen brightness.—
Lee Child
—often used with outLee ChildThis is a parallel world where teenagers pimp out their motorboats, customizing them with dazzling LED lights and powerful stereo systems …—Leo Barraclough
Leo BarracloughForeign buyers—many of them anonymous—have poured cash into Miami's real-estate market for years. Think mansions priced at over $20 million, condos pimped out with private rooftop pools, and spec houses with wild extras.—Raisa Bruner
Raisa Bruner
: to work as a pimp
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Examples of pimp in a Sentence
Noun
the sting operation nabbed 15 prostitutes and two pimps
Verb
a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Legendary Chappelle Show pimp Silky Johnson appears, complete with Donnell Rawlings.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
During the trial, charges of pimping a minor older than 17, human trafficking, pimping and pandering were dismissed along with sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a gun.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
One was a pimp, another an extortionist with ties to Israeli organized crime.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Legendary Chappelle Show pimp Silky Johnson appears, complete with Donnell Rawlings.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
Vana also accused Shipps of pimping her out to a colleague across state lines.
—Sara Coello, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2025
During the trial, charges of pimping a minor older than 17, human trafficking, pimping and pandering were dismissed along with sentencing enhancements for the personal use of a gun.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Pimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pimp. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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