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

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