sugar pimp
- noun
- /ˈʃʊɡər pɪmp/
- Offensive
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proxeneta
- The smooth-talking sugar pimp easily won her over with his flashy car and charming smile.
Examples
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You know what the problem is that you sugar pimps have?
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- That fucking sugar pimp, Dorsey.
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- Some joker just cut the gonads off a sugar pimp named Dorsey.
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Every time he enters a room, the sugar pimp instantly attracts attention with his confidence and style.
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She realized that the sugar pimp only wanted her for his own personal gain, not for love.
Synonyms
203
9.5
A person who controls prostitutes and takes some of their money
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9.8
A person who finds customers for prostitutes
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9.9
A man who finds and controls people who sell sex and takes their money
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9.9
A person who finds clients for people who sell sex
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9.9
A man who finds customers for prostitutes and keeps their money
A man who finds customers for prostitutes and takes their money
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly built from 'sugar' (here used colloquially for money/enticement) + 'pimp' (a person who arranges or manages others for gain), so the sense ‘a pimp who uses money/charm to attract and manage people’ is a straightforward compositional derivation. This follows regular noun–noun compounding in English, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings should be able to infer the MWE’s meaning (though the slang register may be noted).
Etymology
Sugar pimp joins sugar and pimp: sugar brings to mind sweet gifts or money, and pimp means someone who controls or manages people. So sugar pimp means 'a person who uses charm or money to attract and manage others for their own gain'.