noun
pimping
PIHM-pihng
Pimping (noun) means the activity of managing and profiting from prostitutes. Example: “He was arrested and charged with pimping.”
noun
1
The activity of managing and profiting from 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."
— John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker (2017)
"He was arrested and charged with pimping."
2
Informally, the process of heavily customising a vehicle's appearance.
"The show is all about pimping old cars into showpieces."
How to use pimping
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act of running prostitutes for profit, or informally, tricking out a car.
When to use it
The car-customising sense is casual slang, popularised by TV shows.
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Word forms
- Plural
- pimpings
- Comparative
- more pimping
- Superlative
- most pimping
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Etymology
By surface analysis, formed from pimp and -ing.
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Rhymes for pimping
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What is the meaning of pimping?
"pimping" (noun) means the activity of managing and profiting from prostitutes.
What is another word for pimping?
Other words for "pimping" include pandering, poncing, procuration, procuring, procurement, proxenetism.
What are the different meanings of pimping?
"pimping" has 2 main meanings: 1. The activity of managing and profiting from prostitutes; 2. Informally, the process of heavily customising a vehicle's appearance.
How do you use pimping in a sentence?
Example: "He was arrested and charged with pimping."
