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Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK.' So many people have made a living off of the pimping of race.
Douglas Wilder

Meaning of "pimping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PIMPING

pimping  [ˈpɪmpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIMPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pimping is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIMPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pimping

Procuring (prostitution)

Procuring or pandering is the facilitation or provision of a prostitute in the arrangement of a sex act with a customer. A procurer, colloquially called a pimp or a madam, is an agent for prostitutes who collects part of their earnings. The procurer may receive this money in return for advertising services, physical protection, or for providing, and possibly monopolizing, a location where the prostitute may engage clients. Like prostitution, the legality of certain actions of a madam or a pimp vary from one region to the next. Examples of procuring include: ▪ trafficking a prostitute into a country for the purpose of soliciting sex ▪ operating a prostitution business ▪ transporting a prostitute to the location of their arrangement ▪ deriving financial gain from the prostitution of another...

Definition of pimping in the English dictionary

The definition of pimping in the dictionary is the act of soliciting for a prostitute or brothel and living off the earnings.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIMPING


antidumping
ˌæntɪˈdʌmpɪŋ
Bible-thumping
ˈbaɪbəlˌθʌmpɪŋ
camping
ˈkæmpɪŋ
clamping
ˈklæmpɪŋ
comping
ˈkɒmpɪŋ
damping
ˈdæmpɪŋ
dumping
ˈdʌmpɪŋ
gazumping
ɡəˈzʌmpɪŋ
glamping
ˈglæmpɪŋ
krumping
ˈkrʌmpɪŋ
limping
ˈlɪmpɪŋ
queue-jumping
ˈkjuːjdʒʌmpɪŋ
revamping
riːˈvæmpɪŋ
showjumping
ˈʃəʊˌdʒʌmpɪŋ
ski-jumping
ˈskiːdʒʌmpɪŋ
tamping
ˈtæmpɪŋ
temping
ˈtɛmpɪŋ
thumping
ˈθʌmpɪŋ
tramping
ˈtræmpɪŋ
whomping
ˈwɒmpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIMPING

pily
pima
piment
pimento
pimiento
pimp
pimp up
pimped-out
pimped-up
pimpernel
pimple
pimpled
pimpliness
pimply
pimpmobile
pin
pin bone
pin clover
pin curl
pin down

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIMPING

base jumping
blind stamping
bungee jumping
bungy jumping
chumping
critical damping
die stamping
helping
high jumping
keeping
long jumping
pole jumping
rap jumping
shipping
shopping
show jumping
sleeping
social dumping
tub-thumping
wheel clamping

Synonyms and antonyms of pimping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PIMPING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pimping» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pimping

Translation of «pimping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIMPING

Find out the translation of pimping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pimping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pimping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拉皮条
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proxenetismo
570 millions of speakers

English

pimping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القوادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сутенерство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lenocínio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোগাটে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proxénétisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pimping
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zuhälterei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pimping
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pimping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pimping
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीमिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pezevenk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfruttamento della prostituzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sutenerstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сутенерство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proxenetism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαστροπεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nietig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

koppleri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hallikvirksomhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pimping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIMPING»

The term «pimping» is regularly used and occupies the 66.622 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIMPING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pimping

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QUOTES WITH «PIMPING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pimping.
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Douglas Wilder
Certain black leaders would believe that you have to go through their prism: 'If I lay my hand on you, you're OK.' So many people have made a living off of the pimping of race.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIMPING»

Discover the use of pimping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pimping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pimping Fictions: African American Crime Literature and the ...
Gifford provides a hard-boiled investigation of hundreds of pulpy paperbacks written by Chester Himes, Donald Goines, and Iceberg Slim (aka Robert Beck), among many others.
Justin Gifford, 2013
2
Pimping the Welfare System: Empowering Participants with ...
This book calls into question monolithic understandings of economic, social, and cultural capital and encourages a new conceptualization of capital that resists framing poor women as fundamentally “lacking.” In addition, it points to ...
Kerry C. Woodward, 2013
3
Pimping Craigslist for Fun and Profit: A Down and Dirty ...
This book will teach the methods, I use to make money on Craigslist; you can even make money, without spending money!
Glendon Cameron, 2010
4
PIMPOLOGY: The 48 Laws of the Game
In Pimpology, star of the documentaries Pimps Up, Ho's Down and American Pimp and Annual Players Ball Mack of the Year winner Ken Ivy pulls a square's coat on the unwritten rules that took him from the ghetto streets to the executive suites ...
PIMPIN' KEN, 2012
5
Corporate Pimping: The Price I Paid for My Paycheck
In this generation of self-help books and talk shows, I'm sure there is a twelve-step recovery program for prostitutes who are pimped by the predators of the streets, some mantra based on the Serenity Prayer, or another inspirational prose.
Lorna N. Dula, 2011
6
Somebody's Daughter: Inside the Toronto/Halifax Pimping Ring
This book is about what we don't know about prostitution and perhaps what we don't want to know; what goes on inside that violent underworld know as The Game, and who the girls in the tight skirts really are.
Phonse Jessome, 1996
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Criminal Dilemmas: Understanding and Preventing Crime
3.4.1 Anti-Pimping Laws In recognition of the deleterious effects of pimps, most state governments have imposed Anti-Pimping laws. These laws have often resulted, unfortunately, in negative effects. One difficulty lies in the wording; the broad ...
Katri K. Sieberg, 2005
8
Suicidal Mis-Pimping
Much like poison, fire and traffic safety the more that we understand about pandering and prostitution the fewer problems that we will have with them.A pimp's true core primary product is ultimately counter-demoralization, and at its core ...
Eric Culpepper, 2012
9
Pimp: The Story of My Life
Only he could tell this story and make the reader feel it. If you thought Hustle & Flow was the true pimp story, this book is where it all began.
Iceberg Slim, 2011
10
Pimping the Ride: Two Wheels and a Motor
Additionally, many illustrations, log books, and photos accompany the text. If it is true a picture is worth a thousand words, then this book contains much more than the 174 pages it is printed on.
Dale F. Gruver, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIMPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pimping is used in the context of the following news items.
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Officer Accused of Pimping Girlfriend Who is Licensed Sex Worker in …
Fresno police say when they arrested Alicia Stapleton on prostitution charges, that wasn't the end of their investigation. Instead, they say they ... «FOX40, Jul 15»
2
Saatchi & Saatchi Still Pimping 25th Anniversary New Directors …
Following its premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and a showing in Milan on July 15, ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
3
Lord Sewel and the consequences of tabloid exposés
Worse was to follow at home with the pimping trial in Lille. Though he was acquitted he was also ruined. Not a nice man by the sound of it, and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Streep, Winslet express "dismay" over Amnesty sex trade proposal
If the policy is adopted, Amnesty would "in effect advocate the legalisation of pimping, brothel owning and sex buying - the pillars of a $99 ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Utah woman accused of bugging diaper bag
Three women arrested on human trafficking, pimping charges. (Photo: KUSA). CONNECT 1 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»
6
2 arrested in Sacramento County pimping case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) —Two people have been arrested on charges of pimping and unlawful sex acts with a 16-year-old girl they met ... «KCRA Sacramento, Jul 15»
7
Man sentenced to prison for attempted pimping of woman
On Friday, Samuel Lee Hart pleaded guilty to charges of attempted pimping stemming from a February arrest, the Orange County District ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
8
Former policeman jailed for pimping under-age girls
Decorative Scales of Justice in the Courtroom A former policeman has been jailed for five years for forcing three girls aged 15, 16 and 17 into ... «DutchNews.nl, Jul 15»
9
City project criticised for 'glamourising' pimping
Women's advocacy group Ruhama has criticised the naming of a Cork City Council rejuvenation project for its use of the word “pimp”. «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»
10
Man Sentenced In South Dakota After Admitting To Pimping Woman
A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after he admitted to pimping a woman in southeast South Dakota. «KDLT News, Jul 15»

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