Definition of pimp in English:

pimp

noun pɪmppɪmp

1A man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking a percentage of their earnings in return.
Example sentencesExamples
- They would record street sounds, talking pimps, junkies and prostitutes and create art videos.
- The others were forced into prostitution by pimps, small-time opportunists, and organized rings.
- In addition to the vernaculars of her own blood kin, Oreo can also claim fluency in the salty street talk of hustlers, pimps, and prostitutes, as well as the obscure erudition of cranky scholars.
- The once affluent and peaceful area where well-to-families lived in large Victorian properties was now full of bed-sits and home to pimps, prostitutes and dealers.
- During peak periods, the red light district, located near Tanjung Priok sea port in North Jakarta, was home to 1,600 prostitutes and 260 pimps, occupying 221 brothels.
- A pimp's bottom girl or wife-in-law often worked the track in his stead, running interference for and collecting money from the pimp's other prostitutes.
- Now, if every prostitute who fears her pimp is a sex slave, then under Landesman's definition, most American prostitutes are sex slaves!
- Immigration police arrested 16 illegal Cambodian immigrants and 2 Thai drug addicts who were working as pimps, controlling four under-age prostitutes.
- The reasons include objections from residents and the zones becoming overcrowded, as they can act as a magnet for prostitutes, pimps, clients and drug dealers from other areas.
- She used to drive even prostitutes and their pimps to clients but, as she says, ‘now they have got rich and have their own cars, and do not hire taxis any more’.
- Next, a businessman from Alberta Avenue, Edmonton's most notorious stroll, tells the group about watching a pimp beat a prostitute in his parking lot.
- Prostitutes should sue pimps under the 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, MacKinnon suggests.
- The location does have its drawbacks - there is a lot of prostitution in the vicinity of his building, and his sleep has been interrupted by loud arguments between pimps and prostitutes.
- You know, young men and young women thinking ‘I can become a stripper, a prostitute or a pimp and have an easy life’ and didn't know the reality of that life.
- At times, these closures have led to the arrest of the actors and actresses involved as pimps and prostitutes.
- Government officials believe the radical step could help combat violent pimps and get prostitutes off Swindon's streets.
- It is also a highly controlled public space: Money couriers and pimps preserve the safety and the prostitutes literally keep an eye out on the street.
- Hanna soon begins to imitate Nana, a prostitute for an abusive pimp, and appropriates Nana's signature line ‘I am responsible.’
- The show is set in a Hillbrow brothel called Wild Cats, and follows the lives of prostitutes, their pimp and the club's owner, a ruthless Nigerian called Christian Mubara.
- Roaming the streets along with him were numerous pimps, prostitutes, and others who were ‘looking for a good time.’
Synonyms
procurer, procuress
go-between
brothel-keeper, madam
French souteneur
British informal ponce
Australian informal hoon
rare pander, panderess, mack, bawd, fancy man
2Australian informal A telltale or informer.
Example sentencesExamples
- But he was put in a cell with two Hollywood labour leader pimps.
Synonyms
informant

verb pɪmppɪmp

1often as noun pimpingno object Act as a pimp.
vice crimes like drug trafficking and pimping
Example sentencesExamples
- To be honest, I like the Heath who was caring, affectionate and down to earth, more than the Heath who was pimping practically every girl he came across.
- The game has players engage in pimping, whoring, selling drugs and committing acts of violence to move around the board.
- ‘Just about every hip-hop song has a reference to pimping,’ protests Lloyd.
- There are enormous differences between the type and numbers of women working in the two cities, and in the patterns of drug use, pimping and off-street trade.
- This evidently whetted his appetite for pimping.
- I'm sorry Emily, but in my eyes all ‘Mail Order Bride’ services can be likened to pimping.
- The detective said the business ‘flopped’ once locals heard that the man was involved in pimping.
- Instead, it is about the decriminalisation of the peripheral businesses surrounding prostitution - such things as pimping, brothel keeping, trafficking in young women, and drugs.
- Christopher will be back swearing, pimping, robbing convenience stores and peddling drugs within days.
- He attended the local school infrequently, as he had begun to make a reasonable living by pimping for his three teenage sisters.
- You'd think that maybe after you'd sold a few books things might get easier, but let me tell you, writing, like pimping, ain't easy
- If the album does not sell, the band may be forced into pimping, hustling, and drug dealing.
- Grigorov had spent time in jail for illegal possession of firearms and had pending court cases for robbery, blackmailing and pimping.
- Every year, when the scorching sun divests them of water for months on end, the men turn to pimping rather than toil in the wooden fields.
- After Liberation in 1949, with the rectification and reorganization of the social order, the practice of streetwalking, pimping and whore-mongering was ordered eliminated.
- I have to go right back almost to slavery to think of anything more exploitative than what we are proposing to do in this bill in terms of brothel keeping, pimping, and procuring.
- But, worldwide, millions - billions - of dollars are made out of prostitution, and I believe that this bill is about the opportunity to increase the profit for pimping and for brothel keeping.
- If you're prepared to suspend disbelief as regards the terms and conditions of whoring and pimping in downtown Memphis, this film has a lot of charm.
- Will more young girls and women turn to sex work as a way out, and will more men try to use pimping as a way in, because it's more likely that they won't get caught?
- Off-time, he calls himself Pretty Bobby and wanders the streets in sharp suits pimping and running errands for friendly neighbourhood whores.
1. 1.1with object Provide (someone) as a prostitute.
  Joe pimped her to his customers
  Example sentencesExamples
  Well, if the American Dream involves pimping your wife on the Web, then I reckon he's right about that.
  One of the Cuban band joins me outside in my quest to pimp customers, and gives me a sip of wine.
  He became seriously addicted to heroin, taking to writing porn and eventually pimping his wife to pay for his habit.
  She was pimping me out like I was some kind of whore, and there was nothing I could do about it.
  Lloyd says the act of girls pimping girls is in fact probably very rare.
  This would have been just as much of a scandal if he was pimping women.
  After more multiple rapes stretched over several weeks, he took her to a nightclub to pimp her - and she saw her moment for escape.
  At one point she pimps a young girl to a local pervert to get money for electricity.
  Governments instead of pimping their people to unscrupulous predators should only encourage companies who commit to raising the quality of life of their citizens.
  Just when you think things can't get any worse, Chloe gets mixed up with a couple of likely lads, who try to pimp her as a child prostitute, and then Kelly too abandons her.
  In her increasingly desperate attempts to survive, Leigh-Anne ends up pimping a local girl out to a pervert for £20 to spend on fresh milk and candles.
  I reminded him bluntly about his reaction last week to the comments of the man who used to pimp him, and I elicited tears.
  The owner also pimps the boys out, but they don't seem to mind.
  ‘Very good for you,’ says Luc, a 12-year-old Vietnamese boy pimping girls no older than he is.
  We also know when someone is trying to pimp us for money, too.
  When they stick in those perfume insert things, how come they always smell the same, no matter what fragrance they're trying to pimp you?
  The queen of reggae takes no hostages in defining the beauty as raised to pimp men with money.
  He finds himself drawn into the life of a street prostitute and a nymphet whose father pimps her from his costume shop.
  His father is American, a vicious abuser who beats and pimps both his wife, Betty, and his son.
  For the past few years, I have eagerly anticipated the chance, even trying to pimp copies from people I know who may have been connected to the project.
2. 1.2informal with object Sell or promote (something) in an extravagant or persistent way.
  he pimped their debut album to all the staff writers at NME
  Example sentencesExamples
  Someone tell me how to pimp my writing overseas!
  I'll pimp Visual Assist too.
  And governments instead of pimping their people to unscrupulous predators should only encourage companies who commit to raising the quality of life of their citizens.
  You might wish to keep this in mind next time you see one of the interminable infomercials pimping the stretchy arts of this dirty old man.
  He will not give up decent contract wage hikes while pimping the Olympics and that infernal stadium.
  These videos were clips of a recruiter sitting in his office pimping the job with a modest amount of preparation.
  I explained that I was voting for Angelyne and then pimped my own site!
  We didn't have the county's redevelopment poobah, pimping some blighted acres that might be profitably used as a Wal-Mart site.
  Quiksilver pimps their newest creation, the "Cell" wetsuit.
  If I can pimp this right, there should be a fair few mainstream media types in attendance as well.
  Are we in Scotland forever to give up a true artistic representation of our country so we can pimp our wares to an American market?
  Only a little while ago, Andreas shamelessly pimped his company on my website without asking me first.
2informal with object Make (something) more showy or impressive.
he pimped up the car with spoilers and twin-spoke 18-inch alloys
3pimp onAustralian informal no object Inform on.
they'd pimp on you as soon as look at you
Example sentencesExamples
- He shouted to the doctor, ‘And how many thousands of dollars did he get in his Swiss bank accounts by pimping on the Palestinian cause?’
- They will make sure that if they come across something that has heritage value, it will not be there by the time someone is around to pimp on them.
- So a man or woman can seek out a young, attractive woman, and encourage, persuade, and lure her to allow that man or woman to pimp on her life and have the opportunity to make money out of selling her body.
- It's the same way that studios and producers and talent pimp on another by leaking information.
- You've probably seen this elliptical exercise equipment being pimped on infomercials.
Synonyms
break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail, let down

Origin

Late 16th century: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

blimp, chimp, crimp, gimp, imp, limp, primp, scrimp, shrimp, simp, skimp, wimp

Definition of pimp in US English:

pimp

nounpɪmppimp

A man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking part of their earnings in return.
Example sentencesExamples
- Next, a businessman from Alberta Avenue, Edmonton's most notorious stroll, tells the group about watching a pimp beat a prostitute in his parking lot.
- The location does have its drawbacks - there is a lot of prostitution in the vicinity of his building, and his sleep has been interrupted by loud arguments between pimps and prostitutes.
- The once affluent and peaceful area where well-to-families lived in large Victorian properties was now full of bed-sits and home to pimps, prostitutes and dealers.
- A pimp's bottom girl or wife-in-law often worked the track in his stead, running interference for and collecting money from the pimp's other prostitutes.
- She used to drive even prostitutes and their pimps to clients but, as she says, ‘now they have got rich and have their own cars, and do not hire taxis any more’.
- Immigration police arrested 16 illegal Cambodian immigrants and 2 Thai drug addicts who were working as pimps, controlling four under-age prostitutes.
- The others were forced into prostitution by pimps, small-time opportunists, and organized rings.
- You know, young men and young women thinking ‘I can become a stripper, a prostitute or a pimp and have an easy life’ and didn't know the reality of that life.
- Prostitutes should sue pimps under the 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, MacKinnon suggests.
- At times, these closures have led to the arrest of the actors and actresses involved as pimps and prostitutes.
- Roaming the streets along with him were numerous pimps, prostitutes, and others who were ‘looking for a good time.’
- Hanna soon begins to imitate Nana, a prostitute for an abusive pimp, and appropriates Nana's signature line ‘I am responsible.’
- Government officials believe the radical step could help combat violent pimps and get prostitutes off Swindon's streets.
- It is also a highly controlled public space: Money couriers and pimps preserve the safety and the prostitutes literally keep an eye out on the street.
- They would record street sounds, talking pimps, junkies and prostitutes and create art videos.
- Now, if every prostitute who fears her pimp is a sex slave, then under Landesman's definition, most American prostitutes are sex slaves!
- In addition to the vernaculars of her own blood kin, Oreo can also claim fluency in the salty street talk of hustlers, pimps, and prostitutes, as well as the obscure erudition of cranky scholars.
- During peak periods, the red light district, located near Tanjung Priok sea port in North Jakarta, was home to 1,600 prostitutes and 260 pimps, occupying 221 brothels.
- The reasons include objections from residents and the zones becoming overcrowded, as they can act as a magnet for prostitutes, pimps, clients and drug dealers from other areas.
- The show is set in a Hillbrow brothel called Wild Cats, and follows the lives of prostitutes, their pimp and the club's owner, a ruthless Nigerian called Christian Mubara.
Synonyms
procurer, procuress

verbpɪmppimp

1often as noun pimpingno object Act as a pimp.
Example sentencesExamples
- Every year, when the scorching sun divests them of water for months on end, the men turn to pimping rather than toil in the wooden fields.
- The detective said the business ‘flopped’ once locals heard that the man was involved in pimping.
- After Liberation in 1949, with the rectification and reorganization of the social order, the practice of streetwalking, pimping and whore-mongering was ordered eliminated.
- I have to go right back almost to slavery to think of anything more exploitative than what we are proposing to do in this bill in terms of brothel keeping, pimping, and procuring.
- If the album does not sell, the band may be forced into pimping, hustling, and drug dealing.
- I'm sorry Emily, but in my eyes all ‘Mail Order Bride’ services can be likened to pimping.
- You'd think that maybe after you'd sold a few books things might get easier, but let me tell you, writing, like pimping, ain't easy
- If you're prepared to suspend disbelief as regards the terms and conditions of whoring and pimping in downtown Memphis, this film has a lot of charm.
- Will more young girls and women turn to sex work as a way out, and will more men try to use pimping as a way in, because it's more likely that they won't get caught?
- ‘Just about every hip-hop song has a reference to pimping,’ protests Lloyd.
- The game has players engage in pimping, whoring, selling drugs and committing acts of violence to move around the board.
- This evidently whetted his appetite for pimping.
- But, worldwide, millions - billions - of dollars are made out of prostitution, and I believe that this bill is about the opportunity to increase the profit for pimping and for brothel keeping.
- There are enormous differences between the type and numbers of women working in the two cities, and in the patterns of drug use, pimping and off-street trade.
- Christopher will be back swearing, pimping, robbing convenience stores and peddling drugs within days.
- Grigorov had spent time in jail for illegal possession of firearms and had pending court cases for robbery, blackmailing and pimping.
- Off-time, he calls himself Pretty Bobby and wanders the streets in sharp suits pimping and running errands for friendly neighbourhood whores.
- He attended the local school infrequently, as he had begun to make a reasonable living by pimping for his three teenage sisters.
- To be honest, I like the Heath who was caring, affectionate and down to earth, more than the Heath who was pimping practically every girl he came across.
- Instead, it is about the decriminalisation of the peripheral businesses surrounding prostitution - such things as pimping, brothel keeping, trafficking in young women, and drugs.
1. 1.1with object Provide (someone) as a prostitute.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I reminded him bluntly about his reaction last week to the comments of the man who used to pimp him, and I elicited tears.
  The owner also pimps the boys out, but they don't seem to mind.
  After more multiple rapes stretched over several weeks, he took her to a nightclub to pimp her - and she saw her moment for escape.
  His father is American, a vicious abuser who beats and pimps both his wife, Betty, and his son.
  She was pimping me out like I was some kind of whore, and there was nothing I could do about it.
  Just when you think things can't get any worse, Chloe gets mixed up with a couple of likely lads, who try to pimp her as a child prostitute, and then Kelly too abandons her.
  At one point she pimps a young girl to a local pervert to get money for electricity.
  He became seriously addicted to heroin, taking to writing porn and eventually pimping his wife to pay for his habit.
  In her increasingly desperate attempts to survive, Leigh-Anne ends up pimping a local girl out to a pervert for £20 to spend on fresh milk and candles.
  The queen of reggae takes no hostages in defining the beauty as raised to pimp men with money.
  When they stick in those perfume insert things, how come they always smell the same, no matter what fragrance they're trying to pimp you?
  One of the Cuban band joins me outside in my quest to pimp customers, and gives me a sip of wine.
  He finds himself drawn into the life of a street prostitute and a nymphet whose father pimps her from his costume shop.
  Lloyd says the act of girls pimping girls is in fact probably very rare.
  For the past few years, I have eagerly anticipated the chance, even trying to pimp copies from people I know who may have been connected to the project.
  We also know when someone is trying to pimp us for money, too.
  This would have been just as much of a scandal if he was pimping women.
  Governments instead of pimping their people to unscrupulous predators should only encourage companies who commit to raising the quality of life of their citizens.
  Well, if the American Dream involves pimping your wife on the Web, then I reckon he's right about that.
  ‘Very good for you,’ says Luc, a 12-year-old Vietnamese boy pimping girls no older than he is.
2. 1.2informal with object Sell or promote (something) in an extravagant or persistent way.
  he pimped their debut album to staff writers at Rolling Stone
2informal with object Make (something) more showy or impressive.
he pimped up the car with spoilers and twin-spoke 18-inch alloys

Origin

Late 16th century: of unknown origin.

单词	pimp
释义	Definition of pimp in English: pimp noun pɪmppɪmp 1A man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking a percentage of their earnings in return. Example sentencesExamples They would record street sounds, talking pimps, junkies and prostitutes and create art videos. The others were forced into prostitution by pimps, small-time opportunists, and organized rings. In addition to the vernaculars of her own blood kin, Oreo can also claim fluency in the salty street talk of hustlers, pimps, and prostitutes, as well as the obscure erudition of cranky scholars. The once affluent and peaceful area where well-to-families lived in large Victorian properties was now full of bed-sits and home to pimps, prostitutes and dealers. During peak periods, the red light district, located near Tanjung Priok sea port in North Jakarta, was home to 1,600 prostitutes and 260 pimps, occupying 221 brothels. A pimp's bottom girl or wife-in-law often worked the track in his stead, running interference for and collecting money from the pimp's other prostitutes. Now, if every prostitute who fears her pimp is a sex slave, then under Landesman's definition, most American prostitutes are sex slaves! Immigration police arrested 16 illegal Cambodian immigrants and 2 Thai drug addicts who were working as pimps, controlling four under-age prostitutes. The reasons include objections from residents and the zones becoming overcrowded, as they can act as a magnet for prostitutes, pimps, clients and drug dealers from other areas. She used to drive even prostitutes and their pimps to clients but, as she says, ‘now they have got rich and have their own cars, and do not hire taxis any more’. Next, a businessman from Alberta Avenue, Edmonton's most notorious stroll, tells the group about watching a pimp beat a prostitute in his parking lot. Prostitutes should sue pimps under the 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, MacKinnon suggests. The location does have its drawbacks - there is a lot of prostitution in the vicinity of his building, and his sleep has been interrupted by loud arguments between pimps and prostitutes. You know, young men and young women thinking ‘I can become a stripper, a prostitute or a pimp and have an easy life’ and didn't know the reality of that life. At times, these closures have led to the arrest of the actors and actresses involved as pimps and prostitutes. Government officials believe the radical step could help combat violent pimps and get prostitutes off Swindon's streets. It is also a highly controlled public space: Money couriers and pimps preserve the safety and the prostitutes literally keep an eye out on the street. Hanna soon begins to imitate Nana, a prostitute for an abusive pimp, and appropriates Nana's signature line ‘I am responsible.’ The show is set in a Hillbrow brothel called Wild Cats, and follows the lives of prostitutes, their pimp and the club's owner, a ruthless Nigerian called Christian Mubara. Roaming the streets along with him were numerous pimps, prostitutes, and others who were ‘looking for a good time.’ Synonyms procurer, procuress go-between brothel-keeper, madam French souteneur British informal ponce Australian informal hoon rare pander, panderess, mack, bawd, fancy man 2Australian informal A telltale or informer. Example sentencesExamples But he was put in a cell with two Hollywood labour leader pimps. Synonyms informant verb pɪmppɪmp 1often as noun pimpingno object Act as a pimp. vice crimes like drug trafficking and pimping Example sentencesExamples To be honest, I like the Heath who was caring, affectionate and down to earth, more than the Heath who was pimping practically every girl he came across. The game has players engage in pimping, whoring, selling drugs and committing acts of violence to move around the board. ‘Just about every hip-hop song has a reference to pimping,’ protests Lloyd. There are enormous differences between the type and numbers of women working in the two cities, and in the patterns of drug use, pimping and off-street trade. This evidently whetted his appetite for pimping. I'm sorry Emily, but in my eyes all ‘Mail Order Bride’ services can be likened to pimping. The detective said the business ‘flopped’ once locals heard that the man was involved in pimping. Instead, it is about the decriminalisation of the peripheral businesses surrounding prostitution - such things as pimping, brothel keeping, trafficking in young women, and drugs. Christopher will be back swearing, pimping, robbing convenience stores and peddling drugs within days. He attended the local school infrequently, as he had begun to make a reasonable living by pimping for his three teenage sisters. You'd think that maybe after you'd sold a few books things might get easier, but let me tell you, writing, like pimping, ain't easy If the album does not sell, the band may be forced into pimping, hustling, and drug dealing. Grigorov had spent time in jail for illegal possession of firearms and had pending court cases for robbery, blackmailing and pimping. Every year, when the scorching sun divests them of water for months on end, the men turn to pimping rather than toil in the wooden fields. After Liberation in 1949, with the rectification and reorganization of the social order, the practice of streetwalking, pimping and whore-mongering was ordered eliminated. I have to go right back almost to slavery to think of anything more exploitative than what we are proposing to do in this bill in terms of brothel keeping, pimping, and procuring. But, worldwide, millions - billions - of dollars are made out of prostitution, and I believe that this bill is about the opportunity to increase the profit for pimping and for brothel keeping. If you're prepared to suspend disbelief as regards the terms and conditions of whoring and pimping in downtown Memphis, this film has a lot of charm. Will more young girls and women turn to sex work as a way out, and will more men try to use pimping as a way in, because it's more likely that they won't get caught? Off-time, he calls himself Pretty Bobby and wanders the streets in sharp suits pimping and running errands for friendly neighbourhood whores. 1.1with object Provide (someone) as a prostitute. Joe pimped her to his customers Example sentencesExamples Well, if the American Dream involves pimping your wife on the Web, then I reckon he's right about that. One of the Cuban band joins me outside in my quest to pimp customers, and gives me a sip of wine. He became seriously addicted to heroin, taking to writing porn and eventually pimping his wife to pay for his habit. She was pimping me out like I was some kind of whore, and there was nothing I could do about it. Lloyd says the act of girls pimping girls is in fact probably very rare. This would have been just as much of a scandal if he was pimping women. After more multiple rapes stretched over several weeks, he took her to a nightclub to pimp her - and she saw her moment for escape. At one point she pimps a young girl to a local pervert to get money for electricity. Governments instead of pimping their people to unscrupulous predators should only encourage companies who commit to raising the quality of life of their citizens. Just when you think things can't get any worse, Chloe gets mixed up with a couple of likely lads, who try to pimp her as a child prostitute, and then Kelly too abandons her. In her increasingly desperate attempts to survive, Leigh-Anne ends up pimping a local girl out to a pervert for £20 to spend on fresh milk and candles. I reminded him bluntly about his reaction last week to the comments of the man who used to pimp him, and I elicited tears. The owner also pimps the boys out, but they don't seem to mind. ‘Very good for you,’ says Luc, a 12-year-old Vietnamese boy pimping girls no older than he is. We also know when someone is trying to pimp us for money, too. When they stick in those perfume insert things, how come they always smell the same, no matter what fragrance they're trying to pimp you? The queen of reggae takes no hostages in defining the beauty as raised to pimp men with money. He finds himself drawn into the life of a street prostitute and a nymphet whose father pimps her from his costume shop. His father is American, a vicious abuser who beats and pimps both his wife, Betty, and his son. For the past few years, I have eagerly anticipated the chance, even trying to pimp copies from people I know who may have been connected to the project. 1.2informal with object Sell or promote (something) in an extravagant or persistent way. he pimped their debut album to all the staff writers at NME Example sentencesExamples Someone tell me how to pimp my writing overseas! I'll pimp Visual Assist too. And governments instead of pimping their people to unscrupulous predators should only encourage companies who commit to raising the quality of life of their citizens. You might wish to keep this in mind next time you see one of the interminable infomercials pimping the stretchy arts of this dirty old man. He will not give up decent contract wage hikes while pimping the Olympics and that infernal stadium. These videos were clips of a recruiter sitting in his office pimping the job with a modest amount of preparation. I explained that I was voting for Angelyne and then pimped my own site! We didn't have the county's redevelopment poobah, pimping some blighted acres that might be profitably used as a Wal-Mart site. Quiksilver pimps their newest creation, the "Cell" wetsuit. If I can pimp this right, there should be a fair few mainstream media types in attendance as well. Are we in Scotland forever to give up a true artistic representation of our country so we can pimp our wares to an American market? Only a little while ago, Andreas shamelessly pimped his company on my website without asking me first. 2informal with object Make (something) more showy or impressive. he pimped up the car with spoilers and twin-spoke 18-inch alloys 3pimp onAustralian informal no object Inform on. they'd pimp on you as soon as look at you Example sentencesExamples He shouted to the doctor, ‘And how many thousands of dollars did he get in his Swiss bank accounts by pimping on the Palestinian cause?’ They will make sure that if they come across something that has heritage value, it will not be there by the time someone is around to pimp on them. So a man or woman can seek out a young, attractive woman, and encourage, persuade, and lure her to allow that man or woman to pimp on her life and have the opportunity to make money out of selling her body. It's the same way that studios and producers and talent pimp on another by leaking information. You've probably seen this elliptical exercise equipment being pimped on infomercials. Synonyms break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail, let down Origin Late 16th century: of unknown origin. Rhymes blimp, chimp, crimp, gimp, imp, limp, primp, scrimp, shrimp, simp, skimp, wimp Definition of pimp in US English: pimp nounpɪmppimp A man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking part of their earnings in return. Example sentencesExamples Next, a businessman from Alberta Avenue, Edmonton's most notorious stroll, tells the group about watching a pimp beat a prostitute in his parking lot. The location does have its drawbacks - there is a lot of prostitution in the vicinity of his building, and his sleep has been interrupted by loud arguments between pimps and prostitutes. The once affluent and peaceful area where well-to-families lived in large Victorian properties was now full of bed-sits and home to pimps, prostitutes and dealers. A pimp's bottom girl or wife-in-law often worked the track in his stead, running interference for and collecting money from the pimp's other prostitutes. She used to drive even prostitutes and their pimps to clients but, as she says, ‘now they have got rich and have their own cars, and do not hire taxis any more’. Immigration police arrested 16 illegal Cambodian immigrants and 2 Thai drug addicts who were working as pimps, controlling four under-age prostitutes. The others were forced into prostitution by pimps, small-time opportunists, and organized rings. You know, young men and young women thinking ‘I can become a stripper, a prostitute or a pimp and have an easy life’ and didn't know the reality of that life. Prostitutes should sue pimps under the 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude, MacKinnon suggests. At times, these closures have led to the arrest of the actors and actresses involved as pimps and prostitutes. Roaming the streets along with him were numerous pimps, prostitutes, and others who were ‘looking for a good time.’ Hanna soon begins to imitate Nana, a prostitute for an abusive pimp, and appropriates Nana's signature line ‘I am responsible.’ Government officials believe the radical step could help combat violent pimps and get prostitutes off Swindon's streets. It is also a highly controlled public space: Money couriers and pimps preserve the safety and the prostitutes literally keep an eye out on the street. They would record street sounds, talking pimps, junkies and prostitutes and create art videos. Now, if every prostitute who fears her pimp is a sex slave, then under Landesman's definition, most American prostitutes are sex slaves! In addition to the vernaculars of her own blood kin, Oreo can also claim fluency in the salty street talk of hustlers, pimps, and prostitutes, as well as the obscure erudition of cranky scholars. During peak periods, the red light district, located near Tanjung Priok sea port in North Jakarta, was home to 1,600 prostitutes and 260 pimps, occupying 221 brothels. The reasons include objections from residents and the zones becoming overcrowded, as they can act as a magnet for prostitutes, pimps, clients and drug dealers from other areas. The show is set in a Hillbrow brothel called Wild Cats, and follows the lives of prostitutes, their pimp and the club's owner, a ruthless Nigerian called Christian Mubara. Synonyms procurer, procuress verbpɪmppimp 1often as noun pimpingno object Act as a pimp. Example sentencesExamples Every year, when the scorching sun divests them of water for months on end, the men turn to pimping rather than toil in the wooden fields. The detective said the business ‘flopped’ once locals heard that the man was involved in pimping. After Liberation in 1949, with the rectification and reorganization of the social order, the practice of streetwalking, pimping and whore-mongering was ordered eliminated. I have to go right back almost to slavery to think of anything more exploitative than what we are proposing to do in this bill in terms of brothel keeping, pimping, and procuring. If the album does not sell, the band may be forced into pimping, hustling, and drug dealing. I'm sorry Emily, but in my eyes all ‘Mail Order Bride’ services can be likened to pimping. You'd think that maybe after you'd sold a few books things might get easier, but let me tell you, writing, like pimping, ain't easy If you're prepared to suspend disbelief as regards the terms and conditions of whoring and pimping in downtown Memphis, this film has a lot of charm. Will more young girls and women turn to sex work as a way out, and will more men try to use pimping as a way in, because it's more likely that they won't get caught? ‘Just about every hip-hop song has a reference to pimping,’ protests Lloyd. The game has players engage in pimping, whoring, selling drugs and committing acts of violence to move around the board. This evidently whetted his appetite for pimping. But, worldwide, millions - billions - of dollars are made out of prostitution, and I believe that this bill is about the opportunity to increase the profit for pimping and for brothel keeping. There are enormous differences between the type and numbers of women working in the two cities, and in the patterns of drug use, pimping and off-street trade. Christopher will be back swearing, pimping, robbing convenience stores and peddling drugs within days. Grigorov had spent time in jail for illegal possession of firearms and had pending court cases for robbery, blackmailing and pimping. Off-time, he calls himself Pretty Bobby and wanders the streets in sharp suits pimping and running errands for friendly neighbourhood whores. He attended the local school infrequently, as he had begun to make a reasonable living by pimping for his three teenage sisters. To be honest, I like the Heath who was caring, affectionate and down to earth, more than the Heath who was pimping practically every girl he came across. Instead, it is about the decriminalisation of the peripheral businesses surrounding prostitution - such things as pimping, brothel keeping, trafficking in young women, and drugs. 1.1with object Provide (someone) as a prostitute. Example sentencesExamples I reminded him bluntly about his reaction last week to the comments of the man who used to pimp him, and I elicited tears. The owner also pimps the boys out, but they don't seem to mind. After more multiple rapes stretched over several weeks, he took her to a nightclub to pimp her - and she saw her moment for escape. His father is American, a vicious abuser who beats and pimps both his wife, Betty, and his son. She was pimping me out like I was some kind of whore, and there was nothing I could do about it. Just when you think things can't get any worse, Chloe gets mixed up with a couple of likely lads, who try to pimp her as a child prostitute, and then Kelly too abandons her. At one point she pimps a young girl to a local pervert to get money for electricity. He became seriously addicted to heroin, taking to writing porn and eventually pimping his wife to pay for his habit. In her increasingly desperate attempts to survive, Leigh-Anne ends up pimping a local girl out to a pervert for £20 to spend on fresh milk and candles. The queen of reggae takes no hostages in defining the beauty as raised to pimp men with money. When they stick in those perfume insert things, how come they always smell the same, no matter what fragrance they're trying to pimp you? One of the Cuban band joins me outside in my quest to pimp customers, and gives me a sip of wine. He finds himself drawn into the life of a street prostitute and a nymphet whose father pimps her from his costume shop. Lloyd says the act of girls pimping girls is in fact probably very rare. For the past few years, I have eagerly anticipated the chance, even trying to pimp copies from people I know who may have been connected to the project. We also know when someone is trying to pimp us for money, too. This would have been just as much of a scandal if he was pimping women. Governments instead of pimping their people to unscrupulous predators should only encourage companies who commit to raising the quality of life of their citizens. Well, if the American Dream involves pimping your wife on the Web, then I reckon he's right about that. ‘Very good for you,’ says Luc, a 12-year-old Vietnamese boy pimping girls no older than he is. 1.2informal with object Sell or promote (something) in an extravagant or persistent way. he pimped their debut album to staff writers at Rolling Stone 2informal with object Make (something) more showy or impressive. he pimped up the car with spoilers and twin-spoke 18-inch alloys Origin Late 16th century: of unknown origin.
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