pimpPronunciation: /pɪmp/Translate pimp | into French | into German | into Italian Definition of pimp noun 1a man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking a percentage of their earnings in return. 2Australian informal a telltale or informer. verb 1 [no object] (often as noun pimping) act as a pimp: vice crimes like drug trafficking and pimping [with object] provide (someone) as a prostitute: Joe pimped her to his customers [with object] informal sell or promote (something) in an extravagant or persistent way:he pimped their debut album to all the staff writers at NME 2 [with object] informal make (something) more showy or impressive:he pimped up the car with spoilers and twin-spoke 18-inch alloys 3 [no object] (pimp on) Australian informal inform on: they’d pimp on you as soon as look at youOrigin: late 16th century: of unknown originpimp in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pimp in the US English dictionary
