Link Centre Dictionary

pimp

UK/pɪmp/ US/ˈpɪmp/ fairly common slang us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

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

Synonyms

verb

1.

arrange for sexual partners for others

Synonyms

Origin

From Brythonic numerals, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨmp. Cognate with Welsh pump, Cornish pymp, Breton pemp. Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), finnuf, five, ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”); related to Pompeii.

Phrases

  • gorilla pimp
  • pimp cup
  • pimp hand
  • pimp juice
  • pimp off
  • pimp out
  • pimp slap
  • pimp steak
  • pimp stick
  • pimp up
  • Romeo pimp

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.