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Pimp has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Num

Definitions
Noun
1

someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

"The detective arrested the man on suspicion of being a pimp after finding him arranging dates between his clients and prostitutes in the backroom."

2

Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

"The undercover officer watched the suspected pimp arrange meetings between his clients and the women under his control in the backroom."

Verb
1

arrange for sexual partners for others

"She was charged with pimping after neighbors reported her arranging dates between homeless men and wealthy tourists in exchange for cash."

2

To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

"The detective arrested the man for pimping, revealing that he had been organizing meetings between clients and women in exchange for large sums of cash."

Adjective
1

excellent, fashionable, stylish

"The new leather jacket I bought is such a pimp looking piece of gear that everyone at the party kept staring at it."

Num
1

five in Cumbrian and Welsh sheep counting

"The local farmer used a traditional rope to count exactly five of his Cumbrian ewes before shearing them, following the old method still known as 'pimpyng' in Wales."

See Also
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Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wrongdoer provide
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
procuress whoremaster
Rhyming Words
imp wimp simp limp jimp gimp dimp skimp chimp blimp quimp primp flimp klimp crimp skrimp belimp shrimp scrimp uncrimp
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