On Aug 24, 2005, at 1:39 PM, John Ferrell wrote:
>>
>> So maybe also to pimp means "to make fancier; to add a lot of useless 
>> features and fluff".
>>
>> Maybe like: "Microsoft pimps Windows again..."
>>
Hmm.  How about "overly enthusiastic sleazy marketing/enhancement
of a questionable product", much like what the traditional "pimp"
would do with his "products."

Thus "pimping up" a car with trim and lights and stuff, or the
bells and whistles in microsoft software.

Alas, a term clearly destined to describe much of american
marketing and advertisement...

BillW
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