Pimping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Pimping is an adjective meaning The practise of managing and hiring out prostitutes.
Meaning
The practise of managing and hiring out prostitutes.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of pimp
- (dated) Little or petty.
- (obsolete, US, dialect) Puny; sickly.
- (slang, African-American Vernacular) Consisting of or having the qualities of a pimp.
- (slang) The process of modifying a vehicle (usually a car), predominantly focusing on its appearance and audiovisual system as opposed to performance.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- pimpings
Synonyms for pimping
Depending on context, synonyms include pandering, poncing, procuration, procuring, procurement, proxenetism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pandar, pander, procurer, ponce, panderer, prostitution.
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