Words · Familiar
pimping
/ˈpɪmpɪŋ/ · 7 letters · 5 distinct letters
A form of pimp.
- verb
arrange for sexual partners for others
- noun
someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
Word history
History of pimp
1. Origin unknown. Perhaps from French pimpant (“smart, sparkish”) or German Pimpf (“a boy, a youth, a young squirt”). The Old English near synonym was rendered by Old English forspennend (literally “a solicitor”). 2. From Brythonic numerals, from Proto Brythonic *pɨmp.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 40: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 2 million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because one of its meanings is disparaging. Until then it scores as a bonus word.