英语词汇pimp的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

pimp. Samuel Pepys (pronounced Peeps) was the first to record pimp, for “a procurer,” in his famous Diary (1666). The word pos- sibly derives from the French pimpant, “seductive,” which may come from the Latin papare, “to chirp.” For the unlikely connec- tion between procuring and chirping, see chippy. In Britain to- day a pimp can also be a bundle of kindling used to get a fire started. A pimping shed is simply a woodshed. In South Africa a pimp is black slang for any spy or informer, in or out of prison.

词汇	pimp
词源	pimp. Samuel Pepys (pronounced Peeps) was the first to record pimp, for “a procurer,” in his famous Diary (1666). The word pos- sibly derives from the French pimpant, “seductive,” which may come from the Latin papare, “to chirp.” For the unlikely connec- tion between procuring and chirping, see chippy. In Britain to- day a pimp can also be a bundle of kindling used to get a fire started. A pimping shed is simply a woodshed. In South Africa a pimp is black slang for any spy or informer, in or out of prison.
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