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pimp
(pĭmp)n.
One who finds customers for a prostitute; a procurer.
v. pimped, pimp·ing, pimps
v.intr.
1. To serve as a procurer of prostitutes.
2. To compromise one's principles, especially in promoting the interests of another, for personal gain: politicians pimping for campaign contributors.
v.tr.
To customize or adorn, often garishly: pimped his car.
[Origin unknown.]
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pimp
(pɪmp)n
1. a man who solicits for a prostitute or brothel and lives off the earnings
2. a man who procures sexual gratification for another; procurer; pander
vb
3. (intr) to act as a pimp
4. (tr) slang to adapt or embellish in an ostentatious manner
[C17: of unknown origin]
pimp
(pɪmp)n
a spy or informer
vb
(often foll by: on) to inform (on)
[of unknown origin]
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pimp
(pɪmp)n.
1. a person, esp. a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usu. in return for a share of the earnings; procurer.
2. a despicable person.
v.i. 3. to act as a pimp.
[1630–40; orig. uncertain]
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pimp
Past participle: pimped
Gerund: pimping
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| Noun | 1. |  pimp - someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)England - a division of the United Kingdom procuress - a woman pimp |
| Verb | 1. | pimp - arrange for sexual partners for others |
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pimp
noun
1. procurer, go-between, bawd (archaic), white-slaver, pander, panderer, whoremaster (archaic) Every hooker I ever met had a pimp.
verb
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