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A '''pimp''' is an agent for [[prostitutes]] who lives off their earnings. Pimping is illegal in most countries. The majority of pimps are men. A woman who runs a [[brothel]] is known as a '''madam'''. The pimp–prostitute relationship can be abusive, with the pimp using techniques such as psychological intimidation, manipulation and physical force to control the prostitutes who work for him.<ref>[[Ronald C. Warren]], [http://www.realmencook.com/site/html/articles/parents.htm Daughters need fathers who nurture and guide them], [[Chicago Sun-Times]], 2004-05-29. From realmencook.com</ref> Pimps are known under the law as [[Procuring (prostitution)|procurers]]. In the United States, pimps are arrested and charged with pandering.
==Etymology==
The word ''pimp'' first appeared in English in 1607 in a [[Thomas Middleton]] play entitled ''[[Your Five Gallants]].'' It is believed to have stemmed from the French infinitive ''pimper'' meaning to dress up elegantly and from the present participle ''pimpant'' meaning alluring in dress seductive. ''Pimp'' used as a verb, meaning to act as a pimp, first appeared in 1636 in Massinger's book, ''The Bashful Lover''.<ref name="slate"/> In the 18th and 19th centuries, the term was commonly used to refer to [[informant|informer]]s.<ref>[http://www.smithsoniansource.org/display/primarysource/viewdetails.aspx?PrimarySourceId=1004 Smithsonian Source<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> A pimp can also mean "a despicable person".<ref>"Webster's College Dictionary", Random House, 2001</ref> The term can also be applied to a person who is considered a [[ladies' man]].<ref name="slate">
[[Jesse Sheidlower]]: [http://www.slate.com/id/2184211/ A History of Pimping. What the word meant and what it means now.] [[Slate.com]], February 11, 2008</ref>
The verb "pimping" came up in the early 17th century.<ref name="slate"/>
In the first years of the 21st century, a new meaning of the word has emerged in the form of a transitive verb ''pimp'', which means "to decorate" or "to [[wiktionary : gussy up|gussy up]]" (compare ''[[primping|primp]]'', especially in Scottish usage). This new definition was made popular by [[Pimp My Ride]], an [[MTV]] television show.<ref name="slate"/> Although this new definition paid homage to [[hip-hop]] culture and its connection to street culture, it has now entered common, even mainstream commercial, use.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2007/09/20/NEWS-PimpMyFeetVerb-F.rtf.aspx | title= Feet pimping | date=2007-09-20 | accessdate=2007-09-26 |publisher=[[The Hook weekly]]}}</ref>
In medical contexts, the verb also means "to ask (a student) a question for the purpose of testing his knowledge".<ref>http://www.neonatology.org/pearls/pimping.html | The Art of Pimping || JAMA 262(1):89, July 7, 1989</ref> In the US military, the verb can be used to express a superior reminding a subordinate of a task that the subordinate forgot to accomplish.{{cn}}
== Business of pimping ==
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Pimping is sometimes operated like a [[business]].<ref name="reallyreallypimping">[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/really_really_pimpin_in_da_south/ Really Really Pimpin' in Da South], [[Rotten Tomatoes]]</ref> The pimp may have a [[bottom girl]] who serves as office manager, keeping the pimp apprised of law-enforcement activity and collecting money from the prostitutes.<ref name="pipkins">[[U.S. v. Pipkins]], 378 F.3d 1281, (11th Cir. 2004).</ref> Pimps recognize a [[hierarchy]] among themselves. The least respected, or newer pimps, are the "popcorn pimps" and "wannabes". A pimp who uses violence and intimidation to control his prostitutes is called a "Jonas pimp", while those who use psychological trickery to deceive younger prostitutes into becoming hooked into the system are called "finesse pimps". An important part of the business is obtaining and maintaining a selection of prostitutes. Losing one's prostitute to another pimp is known as being "peeled". Informing a pimp that one of his prostitutes has switched pimps is a professional courtesy, and any attempt to respond to this courtesy with violence will quickly get the violent pimp labeled a "Gorilla" or "Godzilla". Prostitutes who move between pimps often are labeled as a "Choosey Susie". In addition, a prostitute may "bounce" from pimp to pimp without paying the "pimp moving" tax.<ref>
Western Michigan University, ''The Pimping Game'', http://www.wmich.edu/destinys-end/pimping%20game.htm</ref>
The pimp business has an internal structure - built around violence - for dealing with rule breakers. For example, pimps have been known to employ a "pimp stick", which is two coat hangers wrapped together, in order to subdue unruly prostitutes.<ref name="pipkins"/> A variation is a "pimp cane", used for similar purposes.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} Another punishment for disobedient prostitutes is to "trunk" them, where the pimp locks the prostitute in the trunk of a car. Although prostitutes are supposedly free to move between pimps, this movement sometimes leads to violence. For example, a prostitute could be punished for merely looking at another pimp; this is considered "reckless eyeballing".<ref name="pipkins"/> Violence is also used on customers, for example if the customer attempts to evade payment or becomes unruly with a prostitute.
=== Use of tattoos ===
Many pimps tattoo prostitutes as a mark of "ownership".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/us/27runaways.html?pagewanted=all|title=RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS; For Runaways on the Street, Sex Buys Survival|last=Urbina|first=Ian|date=27 October 2009|work=The New York Times|page=1|accessdate=20 November 2010}}</ref><ref>http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=humtrafconf2</ref> The tattoo will often be the pimp's street or even his likeness. The mark might be as discreet as ankle tattoo, or blatant as a neck tattoo, or large scale font across the prostitute's lower back, thigh, chest, or buttocks.<ref>No Way Out, Teen Girl Sell Bodies in Seattle, http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/368594_prostitution27.html</ref>
=== Use of the Internet ===
As of 2009, prostitution on the Internet has been flourishing as many sex workers have moved to internet sites such as [[Craigslist]] to solicit sexual encounters. In turn, pimps have used these sites to broker their women.<ref name="blog.wired.com">Wired, http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/02/pimping.html</ref> Some tech-savvy pimps use social networking sites such as [[MySpace]] or Twitter to recruit naive, troubled and often underage users. According to Ernie Allen, president and CEO of the [[National Center for Missing and Exploited Children]], or NCMEC, the Internet has given pimps the ability to recruit young people not just from poor, broken homes, but from a broad spectrum of society.<ref name="blog.wired.com"/>
== Notable pimps ==
*[[Fillmore Slim]]
*[[Iceberg Slim]]
*[[Don "Magic" Juan]]
== See also ==
* ''[[American Pimp]]'', a 1999 documentary by the [[Hughes Brothers]] consisting of first person interviews with people involved in the pimping [[lifestyle (sociology)|lifestyle]] in the U.S.
* [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:61999J0268:EN:NOT Case C-268/99] ''[[Jany]]'' [2001] ECR I-8615, on [[free movement of workers]] in the [[European Union]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/e05021552.pdf U.S. DOJ guide to street prostitution]
* [http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=127 Pimp Anthropology], radio show from ''[[This American Life]]'' featuring an interview with a former pimp.
* Jody Raphael and Brenda Myers-Powell, [http://newsroom.depaul.edu/PDF/FAMILY_LAW_CENTER_REPORT-final.pdf From Victims to Victimizers: Interviews with 25 Ex-Pimps in Chicago], ''The Family Law Center Report'', September 2010
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