The difference between Pimp and Tout
When used as nouns, pimp means someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes, whereas tout means someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
When used as verbs, pimp means to act as a procurer of prostitutes, whereas tout means to flaunt, to publicize/publicise.
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 Tout
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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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Tout as a noun:
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
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Tout as a noun:
A person, at a racecourse, who offers supposedly inside information on which horse is likely to win.
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Tout as a noun (colloquial, archaic):
A spy for a smuggler, thief, or similar.
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Tout as a verb (transitive):
To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag; to promote.
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Tout as a verb (obsolete):
To look upon or watch.
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Tout as a verb (UK, slang, horse-racing, transitive):
To spy out information about (a horse, a racing stable, etc.).
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Tout as a verb (US, slang, horse-racing, transitive):
To give a tip on (a racehorse) to a person, with the expectation of sharing in any winnings.
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Tout as a verb (UK, slang, horse-racing, intransitive):
To spy out the movements of racehorses at their trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.
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Tout as a verb (US, slang, horse-racing, intransitive):
To act as a tout; to give a tip on a racehorse.
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Tout as a verb:
"tout for": to look for, try to obtain
Examples:
"To understand the new London, I lived it. I slept rough with Roma beggars and touted for work with Baltic laborers on the kerb. ([[w:Ben Judah Ben Judah]] on BBC Business Daily, March 1, 2016)"
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Tout as a noun (card games):
In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.