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My favorite library comic strip made me wonder when the word pimp took on a broader meaning . . . that of sprucing up or improving.

I've also seen the word pimp used to mean eccessive advertising.

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It would seem to be an extension of meaning having something to do with the outrageously flamboyant couture worn by pimps in those '70s blaxploitation flicks.


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Pimp also means cool or trendy

Another meaning is to trick out,jazz up, or fix up
 
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I would put the usage at at least 7 years, which is the earliest I remember for certain hearing of it. It is memorable because it confused by father terribly. I knew what it meant, so it must have been in usage at that point.
 
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Yes - I know of these sample uses . . .

Pimp my ride
Pimp my crib (same meaning, really)
Pimp your faves (we pimp our favorite books, of course)
He's my pimp
Wow, that outfit is really pimped out


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We also discussed this here.


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