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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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 -
This term was derived from bawd, which referred to someone who encouraged immoral or promiscuous behavior, particularly a procuress or pimp.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Oct. 2024
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“Fancy man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fancy%20man. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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