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pimp out

pimp out verb: to prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, use, to hire out or provide to others like a whore.

Verb

pimp out (third-person singular simple present pimps out, present participle pimping out, simple past and past participle pimped out)

  1. (US, slang, transitive) To prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, use, to hire out or provide to others like a whore.
    • You can't pimp out a ho on no earth level.2000, Ice-T, quoted in Josh Kun, “Quickfix: Pimps in Space”, CMJ New Music Monthly, ISSN 1074-6978, Number 84 (August 2000), page 12
    • Spouting some of the most hilarious "urban" dialogue Quentin Tarantino ever wrote, Spivey (Gary Oldman) throws raging parties and pimps out feisty ho Alabama2005, Spin Magazine
  2. (US, slang, transitive) To make showy improvements to; to adorn or beautify.
    • There's also a special meter that lies underneath the health bar which increases as the fight ensues, and fills more rapidly if your fighter is pimped out with the latest kicks, bling and hairdos.2006, Games Access Unwired
    • Need to Know to Get Started Pimp Out Your Blog Building an Audience for Your New Blog Tag, and Your Buyer Is It Blogging Outside of North America What Are You2008, David Meerman Scott
    Synonyms:
    mack out, pimp up

Synonyms of pimp out

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Antonyms

  • prostitute oneself

Forms of pimp out

third-person singular presentpimps out
present participlepimping out
past participlepimped out
pastpimped out

Questions about pimp out

What does pimp out mean?
Pimp out means to prostitute, take advantage of, exploit, use, to hire out or provide to others like a whore.
What part of speech is pimp out?
Pimp out is a verb.
What is the past tense of pimp out?
The past tense of pimp out is pimped out.

Words near pimp out in the dictionary

  1. pimp cup
  2. pimp cups
  3. pimp hand
  4. pimp hands
  5. pimp juice
  6. pimp out
  7. pimp slap
  8. pimp slapped
  9. pimp slapping
  10. pimp slaps
  11. pimp steak

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