pimp

PIMP/pɪmp/

Pluralpimps

9 meanings of pimp

1
sex trade bossnouncountable
A person who finds customers for people who sell sex and controls their work.
The pimp was sent to prison for many years.
The police warned that pimps often lie to the women they control.
Similarprocurer
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2
make fancyverbslangtransitive
To change and decorate something, like a car, so it looks very fancy.
My cousin likes to pimp his truck with shiny wheels.
She pimped out her scooter with stickers and bright lights.
UsageSay pimp out a car.
Similarcustomize
3
promoteverbslangUStransitive
To tell lots of people about something to get them interested.
He keeps pimping his band's new song to everyone at school.
I'll pimp your bake sale on my page so more people come.
UsageAt work, say promote instead.
Similarpromote, plug, hype, push, tout
4
verbintransitive
To get customers for people who sell sex and take money from what they earn.
He went to jail for pimping.
The man admitted that he used to pimp in the city.
5
very cooladjectiveslang
Very cool, stylish or great.
Your new haircut looks pimp!
This party is pimp, and everyone is dancing.
UsageBest kept to friends who use the word this way.
Similarcool, awesome, fly
Oppositelame
6
ladies' mannounslangcountable
A man who finds it easy to get women to like him.
All the girls want to dance with him, so his friends call him a pimp.
My cousin says he's a pimp, but he still can't get a date.
Similarplayer
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7
verbslangUS
To use smooth words or tricks to get someone to do something for you.
8
verbslang
Of a senior doctor, to ask a doctor in training harder and harder questions until they get stuck.
9
numeral
The word for five when counting sheep in old ways from Cumbria and Wales.

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No one knows; it may come from a French word meaning "smart" or a German word meaning "boy".

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts