pimpnoun [ C ]
uk/pɪmp/us/pɪmp/a man who controls prostitutes, especially by finding customers for them, and takes some of the money that they earn
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sex offenders
- child molester
- exhibitionist
- flasher
- groper
- kiddy fiddler
- molest
- nonce
- paederast
- paedo
- paedophile
- paedophile ring
- pederast
- pedophile
- pedophile ring
- peeping Tom
- procurer
- rapist
- sex offender
- vice ring
pimpverb
uk/pɪmp/us/pɪmp/pimp verb (PROSTITUTE)
[ I or T ] to act as a pimp, getting customers for prostitutes; to provide someone to a customer as a prostitute :
He spent most of his adult life pimping.
They pimped the girls to a range of clients in the area.
pimp verb (DECORATE)
[ T ] informal to make something look fashionable or impressive, usually by adding things to it:
He had pimped his truck with new lights and chrome accessories.
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Decorating or making something attractive
- accessorize
- adorn
- adornment
- beautify
- bedeck
- edged
- embellish
- festoon
- flatter
- flock
- garland
- glam
- ornament
- ornamentation
- ornate
- prettify
- redecorate
- twiddly
- window dressing
- zhuzh
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