# pimping

Pronunciation: say "PIM-ping" /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of pimp. — present participle and gerund of pimp
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of pimp. Used for an action going on, or as a noun for the action.
   - _The attending spent morning rounds pimping the interns on drug interactions._
   - _He had been arrested for pimping in three different states._

## Noun

2. The practice of managing prostitutes and hiring out their services to customers.
   - Simple: Managing people who sell sex and finding paying customers for them.
   - _Investigators said street pimping had largely moved online._
   - _A former sex worker spoke to the students about the reality of pimping._
3. The customizing of a vehicle, usually a car, with the focus on its looks and its audio and video equipment rather than its performance.
   - Simple: Changing how a car looks and adding sound or video equipment, not making it faster.
   - _The TV show turned the pimping of beat-up cars into prime-time entertainment._
   - _Most of his budget for the pimping went on chrome rims and a dashboard screen._

## Adjective

4. Made up of pimps, or having the qualities of a pimp. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Like a pimp, or made up of pimps.
   - _He strolled into the club in a pimping fur coat, with gold rings on every finger._
   - _Folks on the block said Cedric had a real pimping way of talking himself out of trouble._

## Adjective

5. Small in size or petty in importance. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Small, or not important.
   - _The clerk earned a pimping wage that barely covered his rent._
   - _She had no patience for pimping squabbles over who sat where at dinner._
6. Puny or sickly. *(obsolete, US)*
   - Simple: Small and weak, or often sick.
   - _The runt of the litter stayed pimping all winter and never caught up with the others._
   - _Her grandmother fretted over the pimping baby and fed it warm milk every hour._

## Origin

Analysed as pimp + -ing.

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