Use of the word 'pimping'

[Dayvo]

There was an old woman who ate a horse , she's dead of course.

I don't know why, but I thought she ate a fly...

 

[Saluki]

Can we stop smashing sportives, calling them epic, or claiming they are a race.

The phrase ‘smashed’ does annoy me now. It’s used all the time at work with people smashing this that or the other.
Boss asked me “what are you smashing today?” I replied “Pumpkins” and carried on with my job. He looked bemused and wandered off, but is a good 15 years younger than I.

 

[rich p]

The phrase ‘smashed’ does annoy me now. It’s used all the time at work with people smashing this that or the other.
Boss asked me “what are you smashing today?” I replied “Pumpkins” and carried on with my job. He looked bemused and wandered off, but is a good 15 years younger than I.

At least you didn't say pimpkins...

 

[derrick]

You've never been to a McDonalds?

Thats only part horse.

 

[DCBassman]

Can we rename Oil Seed Rape please?

See 'canola'...
And the derivation of 'rape' in this context is apparently the Latin for 'turnip'...

 

[Levo-Lon]

See 'canola'...
And the derivation of 'rape' in this context is apparently the Latin for 'turnip'...

Looks just like a Thingy

 

[slowmotion]

Can we not? Pimping is what pimps did to their cars and outfits to display their wealth. A wealth made off the exploitation of women.

See also 'porn' as in 'bike porn', 'food porn'.

An old meaning of the word was to make more attractive, so "pimping your ride" is absolutely spot on.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-real-meaning-of-the-word-pimp

 

[burntoutbanger]

The British Air Farce have dropped their bums on the water works..They have scored a direct hot on the pimps

The 'English' policeman in Hello Hello?

 

[mickle]

I was being serious.

 

[derrick]

Really.

 

[PK99]

Yeah cos that's exactly the same sort of request as the OP is making.

No its not. fundamentally different

 

[mickle]

Really.

Yes. The exploitation of women isn't a subject I like to joke about.

 

[theclaud]

No its not. fundamentally different

Yes I know. That's why I said it.

 

[derrick]

Yes. The exploitation of women isn't a subject I like to joke about.

More to do with how you take a certain word and in what contex it is used. You can use many words in a demeaning way.

 

[User6179]

a long-handled gardening tool with a thin metal blade, used mainly for weeding

What do we call this from now on?