Meaning & use
Pimping
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Acting as a pimp by arranging clients for a prostitute in exchange for a share of the earnings; informally, making something more stylish or elaborate.
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He was arrested for pimping out of a downtown motel.
The show's hosts spent an episode pimping out an old car with new paint and rims.
A note on using this word
The informal sense meaning 'to customize or upgrade something flashily' became widely known through the television show 'Pimp My Ride.'
Words with a similar meaning
procuring
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