pimp up
verb
(tr, adverb) to make (someone or something, esp a car) more extravagantly decorated, as with flashy accessories, etc
pimped-up
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a word derived from
pimp up.
Example Sentences
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The famous pimped-up matatus, or minibus taxis, of Kenya's capital, often move through the traffic to the sound of Nigerian Afrobeats music, Tanzania's Bongo Flava or South Africa's Amapiano.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2022
Hundreds of huge pimped-up vehicles roam the site, lights flashing, picking up strangers and taking them on a journey, often offering free drinks and a sound system.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2014
It's all those pimped-up dirty-food clichés you've been reading about in one messy, shoot-me-now package.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2013
I'd imagine this sounds wicked pumping out of the soundsystem of a pimped-up Vauxhall Nova while waiting at a red light in Basingstoke city centre.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2011
Local vicar Lukas Haas summons professional pest controller/priest Gary Oldman, who arrives in full-length maroon velveteen with blingy crucifix accessories, armoured bodyguards and pimped-up cart in tow.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 7, 2011
