go4ski 0 #1 January 18, 2005 Hi everybody, This is not a joke: I just got as a gift a "Go Fast" - Freefly Pimp T-shirt. I know what pimp usually mean but I have no idea what it means in skydiving. Can anybody explain me the meaning? Please bear in mind that I am not a native English speaker. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #2 January 18, 2005 The public image of a pimp (original 70's meaning) would be someone in a purple crushed velvet suit, broad brimmed hat with a feather stuck out of it. In other words very "cool" looking… at least if you like that sort of thing. Thus, while a pimp may have an unsavory job, his style and dress sense can be applied to someone/something in a positive sense. Thus something can be "pimp" i.e. highly fashionable and de rigueur. I may therefore “pimp my ride” (for example, put big alloy wheels on my car and lower the suspension). So the phrase “freefly pimp” could I suppose mean a very cool freeflyer... at least that's my take on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
go4ski 0 #3 January 18, 2005 Thank you. I am not this kind of guy but I like the T-shirt very much so, I am going to wear it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #4 January 18, 2005 I would - it's definitely a positive thing... a nice light hearted joke. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Belgian_Skygirl 0 #5 January 18, 2005 English is not my mother tongue neither... so the word pimp makes me think about... ------------------------------------------------- No dive, like skydive... wanna bet on it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velvetjo 0 #7 January 18, 2005 Got any "freefly bitches"? That could explain it. Lance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
funks 1 #8 January 18, 2005 actually it is a major insult, I suggest you not wear it out of fear of being ridiculed, best bet is to just send that new shirt to me. I will bare the brunt of the embarassment for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #9 January 18, 2005 QuoteHi everybody, This is not a joke: I just got as a gift a "Go Fast" - Freefly Pimp T-shirt. I know what pimp usually mean but I have no idea what it means in skydiving. Can anybody explain me the meaning? Please bear in mind that I am not a native English speaker. Thanks! Main Entry: 1pimp Pronunciation: 'pimp Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown : a man who solicits clients for a prostitute There is nothing COOL about a pimp. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #10 January 19, 2005 a freefly pimp is a man who solicits clients for freely!!! THERE IS EVERRYTHING COOL ABOUT A FREEFLY PIMP! aka Freefly Coach .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #11 January 19, 2005 Words change their meaning over time, daddio . Today it's been stripped of many of its negative sex-industry connotations... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #12 January 19, 2005 QuoteThere is nothing COOL about a pimp. What does the temperature have to do with it? Get it, now? <--medium pimpin'Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
