as in pimp
a man who solicits clients for a woman who is willing to engage in sexual activities for money
coppers arresting both the prostitute and her fancy man
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pimp
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Roles on the frontier shifted constantly: Gunfighters became marshals, cowboys became killers, pimps became lawmen.—
Paul Begala,
New York Times,
31 May 2025 -
Boyega plays an average dude who gets shot one night in his neighborhood but wakes up the next day, somewhat startling the pimp (Foxx) and prostitute (Parris) who saw him get gunned down.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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“Fancy man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy%20man. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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