# Seriously People, Am I The Only Person Who Has Never Heard Of A "Pimp Cup"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 20, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096 "2009-08-20T17:27:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/1 "2009-08-20T17:27:14Z")
In my college speech class yesterday, one student was giving a speech on starting a glass blowing business. She mentioned how much money you could make with making even simple things, and gave as an example, “I went to California last week and saw a **pimp cup** that cost $1,200 retail and I could have made it in about 20 minutes for under $20.” At the end of the speech, I asked her what a “pimp cup” was, and everyone in my class looked at me as if I had lived in a cave for 50 years. They thought it was funny that I had never heard of them. I had no idea what a pimp cup was - I was thinking athletic supporter with rhinestones? Am I the only one who has never heard of them? When did this item and name for it become popular? BTW, for those of you like myself who don’t have a clue, here is a [link](http://www.icedoutgear.com/pimp-cups.php) to show you what they are. ---
**Author:** ![recessiveMeme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@recessiveMeme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/recessiveMeme)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/2 "2009-08-20T17:31:18Z")
While I’d never heard the phrase, I was amused to see that the imagery “Pimp Cup” conjured in my mind (a gaudy, jewel-encrusted chalice) was pretty much spot-on. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/3 "2009-08-20T17:34:58Z")
Be of good cheer: I, too, had never heard of them before this moment. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/4 "2009-08-20T17:35:55Z")
Never heard of it, and my mind also went the jock strap route. That’s pretty damn stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/5 "2009-08-20T17:36:17Z")
I have no idea. I’m sure this student would sell one of those for $1,200.:rolleyes: That person needs a reality check as to what the usual selling price would be. I’m really not disappointed I didn’t know what a pimp cup was. It’s tacky as a 8 inch orange shag carpet. I don’t need to add in a van, because 8 inch orange shag would be tacky anyplace. My guess was a rhinestone bra. Ouch. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/6 "2009-08-20T17:39:39Z")
My guesses were: 1. A kind of bullet-shaped hubcap. 2. A cocktail involving Pimm’s Cup, the well-known English potation. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/7 "2009-08-20T17:41:48Z")
I figured it was some variant of the WonderBra. Make those babies shine like grocery produce. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/8 "2009-08-20T17:43:12Z")
I’d never heard of this, either. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/9 "2009-08-20T17:45:38Z")
A **what**? :: checks OP’s link :: > [@](#): > > Our pimp cups are sold for only $39.95 and the iced out quality of our cups is one hundred times better. Be like Magic Don Juan the number one pimp of them all and floss one of our pimp cups. Our pimp cups are bomb for Halloween pimp costumes and Halloween pimp and ho parties. The best quality pimp cups in the industry are here at Iced out gear. You wont find better pimp cups anywhere for this price or for any pimp cups price on any pimp cups website, we guarantee it or we’ll match their price! This is a new style of pimp cups that has been seen in the hands of many real pimps at the pimp n’ ho parties lately. I still don’t get it. What are they for? “Floss”? “Ice out”? Is there an English translation available? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/10 "2009-08-20T17:47:14Z")
I’d never heard of a Pimp Cup before this thread. I am tragically un-hip.☹ ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/11 "2009-08-20T17:49:43Z")
Thank you all! I was beginning to wonder exactly how out of touch I am with things of the world…and seriously, every student (about 20 in that class) knew exactly what a pimp cup was. I even asked another class and they all knew what they were as well - I think I have reached a new, legendary level of “fuddy duddy” in their eyes. BTW, the cup she was talking about for $1,200 was far more ornate, with swirls of glass as a base and a grand chalice resting on top - she said it was also suitable for holding a candle (although I think she meant for clueless individuals like myself). ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/12 "2009-08-20T17:53:10Z")
I’m a spinster librarian and _I_ knew what a pimp cup is. Compare: pimp stick. ---
**Author:** ![CAT\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@CAT\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAT_1)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/13 "2009-08-20T17:55:21Z")
I wasn’t sure but my guess was some flashy kind of mug that I have seen Snoop Dog holding…guess I was right. But it must be a generational thing. And I am a couple generations away from using “pimp cup” in my every day life. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/14 "2009-08-20T17:57:55Z")
The real question is [What can you do with it?](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp0TplHorIY) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/15 "2009-08-20T18:00:39Z")
Never heard of it either. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/16 "2009-08-20T18:01:47Z")
I’ve never encountered the term before this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/17 "2009-08-20T18:03:31Z")
It’s to hold your crunk, dawg. ---
**Author:** ![recessiveMeme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@recessiveMeme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/recessiveMeme)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/18 "2009-08-20T18:04:44Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > > [@Iced Out Gear](#): > > > > Our pimp cups are sold for only $39.95 and the \ quality of our cups is one hundred times better [than comparable pimp cups, given current market rates]. Be like [noted hip hop artist] Magic Don Juan the number one pimp of them all and \ one of our pimp cups. Our pimp cups are \ for Halloween pimp costumes and Halloween pimp and ho parties [where people dress like Huggy Bear]. The best quality pimp cups in the industry are here at Iced out gear. You wont find better pimp cups anywhere for this price or for any pimp cups price on any pimp cups website, we guarantee it or we’ll match their price! This is a new style of pimp cups that has been seen in the hands of many real pimps at the pimp n’ ho parties lately. > > I still don’t get it. What are they for? “Floss”? “Ice out”? Is there an English translation available? Translated above. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/19 "2009-08-20T18:06:26Z")
Out of the loop. I never heard of them before either. I’ve only just learned what a grill is. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/20 "2009-08-20T18:08:37Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > It’s to hold your crunk, dawg. What is crunk? I doubt I have any to hold. Such a sad life for Zathros. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096.md?page=2)