pimpin'

[Bethany K. Dumas]

One reported detail of the gruesome murder scenario in Atlanta yesterday
involved the suspect's words to a bystander/witness:

>The suspect warned Williams, "Get out my way, pimpin'."

My trash talk students informed me this morning that "pimpin'" was being
used in the sense of "dude" and that this use is commonplace - and is
neutral to positive in connotation. Jon, do you have this? Does this match
others' observations?

Bethany

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