ポン引き
解説 Definition
他人の売春を仲介・管理し、そこから利益を得る人を指す俗語。搾取や強制を伴うことが多く、強い否定的な響きがある。
A pimp is a person who controls, arranges, or profits from another person’s prostitution, often through exploitation or coercion. The noun is informal, strongly negative, and commonly appears in criminal-law, trafficking, or social-problem contexts.
使い方 Usage
- 人を指す可算名詞で、単数はa pimp、複数はpimps。arrest a pimpやpimps exploit peopleなどの形で使う。 This is a countable noun for a person: "a pimp" in the singular and "pimps" in the plural. Examples include "arrest a pimp" and "pimps exploit people."
- 犯罪や人身売買、社会問題の文脈で使う、強く否定的な俗語。人への軽い呼び名として使うと強い侮辱になり得る。 This strongly negative, informal noun appears in discussions of crime, trafficking, and social problems. Using it casually as a label for someone can be deeply insulting.
使い分け Common distinctions
- 「派手に飾る・改造する」という俗語の動詞用法もあるが、ここで扱う人を指す名詞とは別の用法。 The slang verb meaning to decorate or customize something showily is a separate use from the noun for a person covered here.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
音の語呂よりも、売春の仲介や管理で利益を得る人という、犯罪報道や社会問題の場面と結びつけて覚える。
Remember the word through its context: a person who profits from arranging or controlling prostitution, as described in crime reports or discussions of social problems.
例文
The police arrested the pimp as part of a major anti-trafficking operation.
警察は大規模な人身売買撲滅作戦の一環としてポン引きを逮捕した。
The documentary exposed how pimps exploit vulnerable young people.
そのドキュメンタリーはポン引きがいかに弱い立場の若者を搾取しているかを明らかにした。
She was forced to give her earnings to a pimp.
彼女は稼いだお金をポン引きに渡すよう強制された。
pimp の類義語・関連語
pimp の語源・成り立ち Etymology
pimp は16世紀英語の語で、語源は不詳ですが、古フランス語系の pimpelorer「飾る」やフランス語 pimpant「人目を引く」に結びつける説があります。厳密な分解はしにくいものの、相手を着飾らせて引き立てる感じから仲介者の意味になったと考えると覚えやすく、pimping が同語族です。
Pimp has been recorded in English since the early modern period, but its ultimate origin is uncertain. It may be connected with French words associated with attractive dress or showy appearance, though no proposed derivation is securely established. The noun developed its established sense of a person who procures or controls prostitutes. Later English formed pimping and the verb pimp from the noun, along with a separate slang sense involving ostentatious customization.
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