pimp
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The Plummer brothers - Tremaine, Tristan and Twaine - opted for a mix of cravats and dicky bows to pimp up their navy blue suits.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2022
A former officer who matched her description of Smith’s partner had died years earlier, as did her pimp.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
At 16, Aldrich was arrested with a 26-year-old female pimp and agreed to testify against the woman, believing that Sacramento County prosecutors would give her counseling and safe housing in exchange, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2020
Don’t pimp your home runs or fist-pump your strikeouts.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2020
The pallid pimp of the dead-line, the enervate of the pen, One by one I weeded them out, for all that I sought was — Men.
From The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
Krell is a prosecutor who has specialized in human trafficking and put her share of pimps behind bars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Listening to musicians, lovers, pimps, childhood friends and FBI agents recounting their time with Holiday is an evocative and transportive experience.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2020
“Anyone who pimps himself out to the M.E.K. fails the litmus test for integrity,” he said.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 29, 2019
It’s male detectives, male mob heavies, male pimps and even a couple of men trying to open a bigger, fancier gay bar in the Village.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2018
“No. I’m sick of having to deal with thieves and pimps and pushers. I’m sick of having to scrape and bow to men who live off the misery of their brothers and sisters.”
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
It could have been a scene from earlier wars, except it was pimped by technology.
From BBC ● May 16, 2022
His work car, which my brothers and I loved to sneak inside, had tinted windows and was pimped, as we said at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
Other looks in the collection included shearling-style jackets and oversized trousers with a chevron pattern, while some styles were pimped up with sequins, including a pair of baggy jeans.
From Reuters ● Mar. 9, 2021
He didn’t intend to discipline batters who flipped fictional bats or pimped their shots - a policy that will carry over into the season.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2018
Terrell gets dropped off by his brother Mike, who’s driving a pimped BMW with chromed-out rims and tinted windows.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
This is a show that ridicules the genre’s feverish dedication to pimping childhood trauma and other excuses for hyper-masculinity by doubling down on the deep friendship that keeps Harley and Ivy firmly rooted.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2023
"I don't mind people pimping strikeouts and pimping stuff on the field. I've never been a player like that, but I don't mind it; I love it," Smith said, via ESPN.
From Fox News ● May 1, 2021
Speaking to The Sun, Alison denied the claims in the book and said she was shocked and appalled that Mariah would accuse her of pimping her out.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2020
Last year, the website’s chief executive Carl Ferrer, Lacey and Larkin were charged with pimping conspiracy and other charges in a case brought by state prosecutors in California.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2018
I detected no hint of lasciviousness in Bill’s voice or manner, certainly no element of pimping; no, he was simply trying to protect me.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
