pimp

/pɪmp/
verb
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  1. 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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