: a criminal who is associated with, usually exerts control over, and lives off the earnings of one or more prostitutes
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
Recent Examples on the WebGrethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Occasionally, these encounters turn violent for workers, police said, at the hands of customers or pimps.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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Noun
But there were two caveats: the girls had to follow his rules and avoid contacting the pimp.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Occasionally, these encounters turn violent for workers, police said, at the hands of customers or pimps.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Pimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pimp. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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