Dictionary definition of “choosing money”

choosing money

n. a fee paid as a demonstration of earning power by a prostitute to a pimp with whom she chooses to affiliate herself. Subjects: English, Money & Finance

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Citations: 1986 Helen Reynolds Economics of Prostitution (Feb. 1) p. 31: The process of “choosing” involves a woman deciding if she wants to affiliate herself with a pimp.…A woman who is attracted to a pimp may find that he woos her initially and then requires her to produce some money for him. Successful completion of the task of earning the “choosing money” means that a woman is “qualified” to work for the pimp. 2001 John S. Dickson Rosebudd the American Pimp (Oct. 3) p. 303: She had said the right things to let me know she wasn’t bullshittin’, which is the purpose of choosing money.…If she chooses, out of spite or anger, and a pimp didn’t get any money, the pimp looks stupid. So for the protection of his pimpin’ image and to make sure of the ho’s intentions, he demands a choosing fee. 2005 Courtney Hambright New Times Broward-Palm Beach (Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) (June 23) “Big Pimpin’ FLA”: Blue, whose real name is Robert Kramer, tells me this story to explain the concept of “choosing money”; it’s basically a dowry that whores give to a pimp when they want to join his “stable” of girls, he says.

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