Catchword: pimp

Filed Under: English, Medical, Slang

Part of Speech: v.

Quotation: I can’t say how long the term “pimping” has been used in medical circles but I first heard the term six years ago when I began working at a teaching hospital. The term comes from the fact that the clinical instructors would “pimp” the medical students as a way of updating their(the clinical professor’s) basic science and epidemology knowledge base. Instead of heading to a library or surfing the net, a clinical professor such as a surgical attending would pick the brain of a third-year medical student who was fresh from the basic science classes. This is analagous to the pimp who makes a living by the prostitution labors of the men and women in his or her stable on the street.

Article or Document Title:
“Re: Etymology of the word “Pimping”” (URL)

Author:
“Natalie J. Belle”

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Usenet: misc.education.medical

Dateline:
Howard University College of Medicine

Date of Publication:
Sept. 12, 1997

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