The difference between Pimp and Spruik
When used as verbs, pimp means to act as a procurer of prostitutes, whereas spruik means to promote a thing or idea to another person.
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 Pimp and Spruik
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Pimp as a noun:
Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
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Pimp as a noun (African American Vernacular English, _, slang):
A man who can easily attract women.
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Pimp as a verb (intransitive):
To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.
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Pimp as a verb (transitive):
To prostitute someone.
Examples:
"The smooth-talking, tall man with heavy gold bracelets claimed he could pimp anyone."
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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."
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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).
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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."
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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."
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Pimp as an adjective (slang):
excellent, fashionable, stylish
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Spruik as a verb (transitive, Australia):
To promote a thing or idea to another person.