pimp:

1. The manager and protector of one or more prostitutes, one who lives on a percentage of their earnings or collects all or most of their proceeds but pays their expenses.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Old French pimpreneau . pimp , or the Middle French pimper , to allure, to dress smartly.

See pimp [SYN] for synonyms.

QUOTES:

(1) Prostitute-model-actress Bree Daniels (Jane Fonda) to P.I. John Klute (Donald Sutherland) in Klute (1971): ' Pimps don't get dates for you, they just take your money .'

(2) R. Reisner & L.Wechsler. Encyclopedia of Graffiti (1974): ' A pimp is a snatch-purser .'

2. To procure prostitutes for clients or vice-versa

3. By extension, to be willing to sell anything for a price.

4. In high schools, a cool guy popular with girls.

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