to pimpin'
- verb
- /ˈpɪmpɪn/
- Slang
- He decided to pimpin' his car with new rims and a vibrant paint job.
Examples
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More simple garments pimped up with just a bit of fringe fun.
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Drivers pimping those fuckers out like their ice cube roaring down the street, racing up to a red light.
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After spending the weekend working on it, she pimpin' her bike with lights and a custom seat.
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They love to pimpin' their outfits with colorful accessories for the party.
Synonyms
Make something look nicer or more attractive for a special event
To change something, often a car, to make it look showy
Make something look better than it really is
Make something or someone look fancier by adding decorations
To add shiny decorations to something to make it look expensive
To dress or decorate in a fancy way to look nicer
To make something look showy to attract attention
To put fancy decorations like flowers or lights on something to make it look special
Add bright, shiny pieces to clothes or things to attract attention
To make something like a car or outfit look very fancy by adding bright decorations
Put paint on something to make it look better
To make something or someone look bright and showy to attract attention
To dress something in showy clothes or decorations
To make someone or something look fancier to impress people
Make something look more stylish and attractive
Make something look more attractive by adding decorations
To make a person or thing look fancy, often in a showy way
To add small not needed decorations to clothes or events to make them seem fancier
Antonyms
How Flashy
- Slang
- Informal
- US
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pimpin' meaning 'to decorate' comes from the flashy clothes and style people associated with pimp, and from hip-hop culture that used that image, for example the TV show 'Pimp My Ride'. So pimpin' now means making something very showy or decorated to attract attention.