pimping

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

pimp·ing

adj \ˈpim-pən, -piŋ\

Definition of PIMPING

2
chiefly dialect : puny, sickly

Examples of PIMPING

  1. <got paid only a pimping amount of money as a reporter for a small newspaper>

Origin of PIMPING

probably akin to Middle English pymple papule — more at pimp
First Known Use: 1640

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