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pimpy

adj

Etymology

From pimp + -y.

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

Definitions

  1. Like a pimp.

    • Like Mr. Paresi, a pimpy Brooklyn lawyer who my mother claims is the number-one criminal defense attorney in New York, complete with an impressive roster of Mafia clients.
    • It’s kind of pimpy, sleazy, Eurotrash-guys-in-Vegas fashion, but it’s fashion.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA