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pimping up

pimping up is the present participle and gerund of pimp up.

Meaning of pimp up

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) To get dressed up in showy clothing or jewellery.
    • I need to pimp up a little before going out.
    Synonyms:
    dress up
  2. (informal, transitive) To decorate or prettify in a showy manner.
    • A thin, crunchy lemon and thyme rosti was essentially the pimped-up aesthetic of the Kettle chip. That's OK. I like Kettle chips.2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022
    Synonyms:
    pimp out

Questions about pimping up

What is pimping up the present participle and gerund of?
Pimping up is the present participle and gerund of pimp up.

Words near pimping up in the dictionary

  1. pimpinel
  2. pimpinellin
  3. pimpinels
  4. pimping
  5. pimping out
  6. pimping up
  7. pimpings
  8. Pimpinio
  9. pimpish
  10. pimple
  11. pimple and blotch

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