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adjective

ˈpim-pən How to pronounce pimping (audio)
Definition of pimpingnext
as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention got paid only a pimping amount of money as a reporter for a small newspaper

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pimping

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verb

present participle of pimp
as in abusing
to take unfair advantage of a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top

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Recent Examples of pimping
Verb
Lake recalled Manson allegedly pimping her and the other women and girls in his cult to other adult men and brutally sodomizing her. — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Dennis, 32, was sentenced to six years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for the pimping charge, court records show. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2026 With a focus on combating prostitution, pimping, pandering, and human trafficking impacting the downtown area, officers with the San Bernardino Police Department served a search warrant on April 29 at the motel. — Zach Boetto, CBS News, 2 May 2026 Dquanzie Blackmon was charged with human trafficking, pimping, and pandering and remains jailed in lieu of $300,000 bail, court records show. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026 Even outside of traditional television, the reality TV model has made millionaires of even more toxic matriarchs such as Ruby Framke, who amassed over 2 million YouTube subscribers by pimping out her children for clicks while criminally abusing them in secret. — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 Mays faces 11 charges, including pimping, possession of automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines, and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana with intent to sell. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Armstrong has been charged by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit with single counts of human trafficking of a minor, pimping a minor over the age of 16 years and pandering with a minor over 16 years old — all felonies. — City News Service, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pimping
  1. nominal
  2. abusing
  3. slight
  4. exploiting
  5. petty
  6. using
  7. piddling
  8. manipulating
Adjective
  • Furthermore, cash's nominal safety hides inflation risk, eroding purchasing power.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Wareheim does take nominal breaks — to scout fresh inventory on trips around the world.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of nominal
Verb
  • Before his recent arrest, Habib had a history of substantiated misconduct complaints about excessive force and abusing his authority.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hostile SIMs can enter the wild through infected SIM software updates, rogue cellular operators abusing remote management platforms, or supply-chain tampering during manufacturing.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of abusing
Adjective
  • Nashville was a slight favorite at kickoff, but Miami fielded a stellar starting lineup that included Sergio Reguilón, Casemiro, Rodrigo De Paul, Luis Suárez and Messi.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • At the slightest security alert, every point along the route can be brought to a standstill.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of slight
Verb
  • Once focused entirely on exploiting Disney properties, Disney+ has been increasingly opening up its slate to outside IP, including making development deals for Ella Enchanted and Casper series over the past couple of months.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Women accused him in lawsuits of exploiting his position at Operation Underground Railroad and their desire to help combat child trafficking to abuse them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of exploiting
Adjective
  • And yet the office—its smells and politics, its grievances petty, existential, or edifying—must have made an impression.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Look no further for a wake up call than these three actors representing House Hightower, powerful and imposing in their own right, but just as catty and petty as the Lannisters at the end of the day.
    — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of petty
Verb
  • In Texas, lawmakers have been exploring a ban on foreign nationals using Texas surrogates – a move surrogacy experts worry could be the first step toward a statewide ban on the practice.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Triglav Lodge, Slovenia's highest-altitude guest hut at an elevation of 2,515 meters (8,251 feet), is using paper plates this summer to save water on dishes.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of using
Adjective
  • Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.
    — Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Millions of additional claims are expected to stream in from around the country over the coming weeks, while hiring remains piddling.
    — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020
Definition of piddling
Verb
  • Sandoval’s ex, Dillon Maquindang, stood at a podium Thursday morning and decried the defendant for cheating on them, manipulating them and taking out his failures on Maquindang’s family.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In recent years, totalizing ideologies such as communism, fascism, and Islamism have found dedicated audiences on social media, and the proliferation of demagogues manipulating people for malign ends is an ever-present worry.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of manipulating

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“Pimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pimping. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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