pimpmobile

Ostentatious street cruiser

A pimpmobile is a flashy, ostentatious car associated with the stereotype of a pimp's vehicle—typically a large American luxury sedan with garish customizations like bright paint, excessive chrome, fur interiors, or extravagant wheel rims.

The term emerged in 1970s American slang and is used humorously or disparagingly to describe any vehicle that seems designed more for showing off than for practical transportation.

He pulled up in some kind of purple pimpmobile with gold trim.

vehicle

Cadillac

GM's upscale marque

limousine · convertible · Fleetwood · Chrysler · Impala · luxury car · land yacht · stretch · Buick · Oldsmobile

aesthetic

flashy

Showy, often tastelessly so

gaudy · fur-lined · shag carpet · purple · leopard print · neon · hydraulics · whitewalls · custom paint · metallic

cultural

blaxploitation

Seventies Black action cinema

  • 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
  • funkDepression or groove music
  • streetwiseShrewd from urban experience

hustler · Snoop Dogg · Ice-T · ghetto fabulous · stereotype · exploitation film · street culture · hip-hop · gangsta rap · player

Opposites
ostentatiousness/flash

pimpmobileeconobox

Bare-bones affordable vehicle

beater · plain Jane · base model · commuter car · sleeper

social signaling/status display

pimpmobileminivan

Multipurpose family vehicle

Volvo · Honda Civic · Toyota Camry · station wagon · family car

vehicle purpose and character

pimpmobilework truck

Vehicle for labor tasks

utility vehicle · fleet vehicle · commuter car · beater · smart car

Family

mobile, mobility, automobile, mobilize, immobile, pimp, immobility, mobilized, mobilization

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13