Pimpant
/ˈpɪmpənt/noun
Archaic British English meaning smartly or showily dressed.
Did you know?English pimpant was borrowed from French pimpant, meaning smartly dressed, while the later sexual sense of pimp may have developed through associations with flashy display and fashionable clothing.
Etymological Timeline
16th–17th Century
French
pimpant
“Smartly dressed, elegant, or showy; the present participle of pimper.”
16th–17th Century
French
pimper
“To dress or adorn oneself in a showy, elegant manner; the deeper origin is uncertain.”
17th Century
English
pimpant
“Borrowed as an adjective meaning spruce, fashionable, or finely dressed.”
18th Century
English
pimp
“A fashionable or showily dressed man; this sense is historically associated with pimpant.”
Modern English
English
pimpant
“An obsolete or archaic word for smartly dressed or flamboyant.”