pimping
adjective
pimp·ing ˈpim-pən 
-piŋ
1
: petty, insignificant
2
chiefly dialectal : puny, sickly
Synonyms
- chicken
- de minimis
- footling
- inconsequential
- inconsiderable
- insignificant
- measly
- Mickey Mouse
- minute
- negligible
- niggling
- no-account
- nominal
- paltry
- peanut
- petty
- picayune
- piddling
- piddly
- piffling
- slight
- trifling
- trivial
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
got paid only a pimping amount of money as a reporter for a small newspaper
Word History
Etymology
probably akin to Middle English pymple papule — more at pimp
First Known Use
1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1
pimping 1 of 2
adjective
as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention got paid only a pimping amount of money as a reporter for a small newspaper Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- nominal
- slight
- petty
- piddling
- chicken
- tiny
- negligible
- trifling
- peanut
- trivial
- measly
- footling
- niggling
- picayune
- piffling
- piddly
- paltry
- no-account
- minute
- Mickey Mouse
- inconsequential
- insignificant
- de minimis
- inconsiderable
- little
- pettifogging
- nitpicking
- quibbling
- inferior
- puny
- hairsplitting
- mean
- small-fry
- imperceptible
- two-bit
- inappreciable
- one-horse
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- considerable
- important
- serious
- big
- significant
- substantial
- material
- striking
- prominent
- outstanding
- pivotal
- conspicuous
- noteworthy
- remarkable
- consequential
- weighty
- momentous
- discernible
- appreciable
- measurable
- eventful
- discernable
pimping
2 of 2verb
as in abusing
to take unfair advantage of a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top Synonyms & Similar Words
- abusing
- exploiting
- using
- manipulating
- leveraging
- milking
- cheating
- working
- trading on
- fleecing
- walking on
- mistreating
- playing (on or upon)
- imposing (on or upon)
- commodifying
- overcharging
- cashing in (on)
- sticking
- capitalizing (on)
- jerking around
- bleeding
- commercializing
- skinning
- soaking