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adjective

ˈpim-pən How to pronounce pimping (audio)
Definition of pimpingnext
as in nominal
so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention got paid only a pimping amount of money as a reporter for a small newspaper

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pimping

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verb

present participle of pimp
as in abusing
to take unfair advantage of a movie actress who pimped everybody she ever met as she clawed her way to the top

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pimping
  1. nominal
  2. slight
  3. exploiting
  4. petty
  5. using
  6. piddling
  7. manipulating
Adjective
  • The price tag for electronic travel authorizations might be nominal, but the inconvenience of being turned away at the airport—or forced to reschedule an entire trip—could be significant.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • And while digital prints are a nominal cost, bringing back a title in 70mm or 35mm means sourcing prints and projectors and sometimes hiring projectionists, putting even greater pressure on marketing to deliver awareness.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of nominal
Adjective
  • The tomatoes were fresh and vibrant, and there was a slight sweetness from balsamic vinegar.
    Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In return for agreeing to the club’s request for a three-year extension, Acheampong was given a slight improvement on the financial terms that were proposed initially — although his salary still sits in the club’s wage structure for the older players at academy level.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of slight
Verb
  • That may have been more a case of Texas not being ready for a running quarterback and Georgia exploiting that.
    Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The companies have also had to contend with drug compounders encroaching on their business by exploiting a loophole that allows pharmacies to make versions of drugs in shortage .
    Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of exploiting
Adjective
  • My understanding has always been that the relic trade is loosely tolerated by the powers that be (many of whom have some pretty choice relics of their own), because one of the sneakiest ways authoritarian societies thrive is by letting their subjects get away with petty rebellions.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
  • As our profile lays out, the record reveals Billy Wagner as a blustery, bigger-than-life figure who engaged in petty crime and coached his family to do the same.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of petty
Verb
  • In 1998, the elder Fink and Mellon bought the bankrupt Pan Am airline brand, using it to reposition their rail company.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Anglerfish ancestors lived on the seafloor and maneuvered around using specialized stout fins, much like their close relatives the batfishes and frogfishes.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of using
Adjective
  • Then, the pandemic reduced the schedule to 60 games and Eddie got a piddling 37%.
    Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Millions of additional claims are expected to stream in from around the country over the coming weeks, while hiring remains piddling.
    Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2020
Definition of piddling
Verb
  • Towns has the best effective shooting rate of his career, and his penchant for drawing out and manipulating bigs is particularly fun to watch.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Well, those hands have recently become even more useful, as each one is now capable of simultaneously holding and manipulating an object.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of manipulating
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