The difference between Madam and Pimp

When used as verbs, madam means to address as "madam", whereas pimp means to act as a procurer of prostitutes.


Pimp is also noun with the meaning: someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes.

Pimp is also numeral with the meaning: five in cumbrian and welsh sheep counting.

Pimp is also adjective with the meaning: excellent, fashionable, stylish.

check bellow for the other definitions of Madam and Pimp

  1. Madam as a noun (dated, _, in the UK):

    Examples:

    "Mrs Grey wondered if the outfit she was trying on made her look fat. The sales assistant just said, “It suits you, madam”."

    "Later, Mrs Grey was sitting in her favourite tea shop. “Would madam like the usual cream cakes and patisserie with her tea?” the waitress asked."

  2. Madam as a noun:

    The mistress of a household.

  3. Madam as a noun (colloquial):

    A conceited or quarrelsome girl.

    Examples:

    "Selina kept pushing and shoving during musical chairs. The nursery school teacher said she was a bad-tempered little madam."

  4. Madam as a noun (slang):

    A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

    Examples:

    "After she grew too old to work as a prostitute, she became a madam."

  1. Madam as a verb (transitive):

    To address as "madam".

  1. Pimp as a noun:

    Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

  2. Pimp as a noun (African American Vernacular English, _, slang):

    A man who can easily attract women.

  1. Pimp as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

  2. Pimp as a verb (transitive):

    To prostitute someone.

    Examples:

    "The smooth-talking, tall man with heavy gold bracelets claimed he could pimp anyone."

  3. Pimp as a verb (transitive, US, African American Vernacular English):

    To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle, according to ghetto standards (also ).

    Examples:

    "You pimped out that AC f'real, dawg."

  4. Pimp as a verb (transitive, medicine, slang):

    To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).

  5. Pimp as a verb (transitive, US, slang):

    To promote, to tout.

    Examples:

    "I gotta show you this sweet website where you can pimp your blog and get more readers."

  6. Pimp as a verb (US, slang):

    To persuade, smooth talk or trick another into doing something for your benefit.

    Examples:

    "I pimped her out of $2,000 and she paid for the entire stay at the Bahamas."

  1. Pimp as an adjective (slang):

    excellent, fashionable, stylish