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pimp

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) pimp (noun)
  2. 2) pimp (verb)

1pimp

noun \ˈpimp\

Definition of PIMP

: a man who solicits clients for a prostitute
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Examples of PIMP

  1. <the sting operation nabbed 15 prostitutes and two pimps>

Origin of PIMP

probably akin to British dialect pimp small bundle of sticks, Middle English pymple papule, German Pimpf young boy, kid, literally, little fart, Pumpf, Pumps fart
First Known Use: 1600

Related to PIMP

Synonyms: cadet [slang], fancy man, pander, procurer
Related Words: mack daddy [slang]; white slaver
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Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with PIMP

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

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