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pimped

/pɪmpt/

pimped is the simple past and past participle of pimp.

Meaning of pimp

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.
    Synonyms:
    procure
  2. (transitive) To prostitute someone.
    • The smooth-talking, tall man with heavy gold bracelets claimed he could pimp anyone.
  3. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle.
    • You pimped out that motorcycle f'real, dawg.
  4. (slang, transitive) To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).
    • Only an attending physician can pimp a chief resident; the chief resident and attending can pimp a junior resident; they all three can pimp an intern.2004, Robert A. Blume, Arthur W. Combs, The Continuing American Revolution: A Psychological Perspective, page 183
  5. (US, slang, transitive) To promote, to tout.
    • I gotta show you this sweet website where you can pimp your blog and get more readers.
    Synonyms:
    pitch, promote, spruik, tout
  6. (US, slang) To persuade, smooth talk or trick another into doing something for your benefit.
    • I pimped her out of $2,000 and she paid for the entire stay at the Bahamas.

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Questions about pimped

What is pimped the simple past and past participle of?
Pimped is the simple past and past participle of pimp.
How do you pronounce pimped?
Pimped is pronounced /pɪmpt/.

Words near pimped in the dictionary

  1. pimp-slapping
  2. pimp-slaps
  3. Pimpare
  4. pimpdom
  5. pimpdoms
  6. pimped
  7. pimped out
  8. pimped up
  9. pimpernel
  10. pimpernels
  11. pimpery

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