pimp
/pɪmp/
verb
- To act as a pimp; to control and profit from the work of prostitutes.
- She refused to pimp for anyone, choosing instead to leave that life behind.
- He was convicted for pimping and sentenced to several years in prison.
- The documentary exposed how some people pimp others for financial gain.
- To promote or advertise something in an aggressive or flashy way (informal, figurative).
- He spent the whole party pimping his latest music album to anyone who would listen.
- The company hired celebrities to pimp their new line of sneakers.
- They used social media influencers to pimp the new video game.
noun
- A person who controls and profits from the work of prostitutes.
- The movie tells the story of a ruthless pimp who exploits vulnerable people.
- Police arrested the pimp for running an illegal operation in the city.
- She wrote a novel about a young woman escaping the control of her pimp.
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