Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pimping

/ˈpɪmpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: pimp-ing
IPA: /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Little or petty.

Dated

adj

American usage; Obsolete

adj

Consisting of or having the qualities of a pimp.

Slang

noun

The practise of managing and hiring out prostitutes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of modifying a vehicle (usually a car), predominantly focusing on its appearance and audiovisual system as opposed to performance.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of pimp

Example Sentences

"His young adult life was marked by a series of robberies, forgeries, pimpings, assaults, and incarcerations at increasingly tougher institutions. The FBI had investigated him under the Dyer Act for the interstate transport of stolen cars."

Etymology

By surface analysis, pimp + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pimping (comparative) most pimping (superlative) pimpings (plural)

Synonyms

pandering poncing procuration procuring procurement proxenetism

Rhymes With

limping crimping skimping scrimping

Questions

How do you pronounce pimping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪmpɪŋ/.
What does pimping mean?: Little or petty.
Where does pimping come from?: By surface analysis, pimp + -ing.

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