pimping out
Adding gaudy modifications
Pimping out means upgrading or embellishing something to make it flashier or more impressive: He spent the weekend pimping out his car with new rims and a sound system.
The phrase draws on pimp as a verb meaning to dress or decorate ostentatiously.
A related sense involves arranging sexual services for someone, treating them as a pimp would a prostitute.
- exploitingUsing selfishly for benefit
- glamorizingMaking appear desirable
- decoratingAdding aesthetic elements
- modifyingChanging partially
- promotingActively supporting or furthering
enhancing · flashy · trafficking · sex work · sex trafficking · street corner · tarted up · customizing · souped-up · luxury · ostentatious · embellish · personalize · retrofit · vernacular · accessorize · decking · prostitution