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pimpery

noun

Etymology

From pimp + -ery.

  1. borrowed from Pimpf — “a boy, a youth, a young squirt”
  2. derived from pimpant — “smart, sparkish”
  3. suffixed as pimpery — “pimp + ery”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pimping (“the managing and hiring out of prostitutes”).

    • More worthy of note, however, is that in 1931, 196 persons had been reported to judiciary authorities for pimpery and the exploitation of prostitutes, and 423 for pimpery and the corruption of underaged girls.

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