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.

See Also: a bit of mess, abbot, account executive, alcahuete, Alphonse, amicus, apache, apple squire, apron knight, ass broker, ass merchant, ass middleman, ass middlewoman, ass-peddler, ass-seller, auto pimp, B-girl string, B.F., badger, basis, bawd, big daddy, bludger, boss pimp, boss player, bottom woman, breadwinner, brothel-keeper, brother of the gusset, brother-in-law, bully back, butt broker, butt middleman, butt peddler, butt-peddler, buttock-broker, C.P., cadet, cake pimp, candle-sconce, cap and blow, Charley, Charlie, Charlie Ronce, Chili chump, Chili pimp, choose(-up), chulo, chump, chump pimp, cock bawd, cop and blow, copping clothes, corral, cosh-carrier, crack detail man, crack salesman, cunt pensioner, cuntmobile, daddy mack, double, drive one's hos, eastman, easy rider, ecnop, enforcer, faggotter, family, fancy man, fish and shrimp, fish-monger, flesh broker, flesh peddler, fresh and sweet, gagger, game, gentleman of leisure, Ginger, ginger girl, go-between, gorilla pimp, hard mack, holemonger, honey man, hoon, horizontal refreshment, hustler, Iceburg Slim, in-law, independant, jelly bean, Joe Ronce, Johnny Ronce, johnson, jug hack, juice peddler, kimible, lena, leno, live man, love broker, love peddler, mac, mac daddy, macaroni, macgimper, mack, mack daddy, mack man, mackerel, mackery, mackin', macko man, madam, magiffer, magimp, magimper, magoofer, main, main bitch, main lady, main piece, main squeeze, McGimp, McGimper, meal ticket, missionary, mother, Mr. McGimp, nookie bookie, old lady, old man, outlaw, P, P.I., paddy hustler, pander, panderage, panderer, pandering, panderism, pee-eye, petticoat merchant, petticoat pensioner, pimp, pimp fronts, pimp ride, pimp shades, pimp tints, pimp walk, pimp whiskin, pimp's corral, pimp-mobile, pimple, pimpmobile, player, ponce, ponce off, poncess, popcorn pimp, procurer, promoter, prosser, protector, proxenetism, proxenetist, punch house, push ponies, put (one) on the block, put (one) on the corner, rack salesman, rapemobile, renegade, ribald, Ronce, rose among thorns, rounder, ruffian, scankie, second oldest profession, sex wagon, she-pimp, showboat, silver spoon, simple pimp, sister-in-law, skanky, skirt man, skirt woman, snatch purser, spoon, spooning, sporting girl's manager, Squire of Dames, squire of the placket, stable, stable boss, star of the line, street pimp, stringer, sugar pimp, sweet man, sweet papa, sweetman, talk game, twangman, twat-faker, twat-masher, vice area, victualler, wannabe, whoremaster, whoremaster general, whoremonger, whoremongery, wife-in-law, work a ginger

Quotes Containing pimp:
A pimp , Buchinski (Robert Hoy) to Dirty Harry/Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) in The Enforcer (1976): ''You can end up with your balls in spaghetti sauce .''

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