# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/21 "2009-08-20T18:21:20Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > I figured it was some variant of the WonderBra. Make those babies shine like grocery produce. This is what I figured. I have never heard of them. Are they popular or something? ---
**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, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/22 "2009-08-20T18:22:56Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > What is crunk? I doubt I have any to hold. Such a sad life for Zathros. Shaka, when the walls fell. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/23 "2009-08-20T18:24:01Z")
Well, I know what Mom is getting for Christmas. ---
**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, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/24 "2009-08-20T18:36:39Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Shaka, when the walls fell. The Sundance Kid, jumping off the cliff. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/25 "2009-08-20T18:41:16Z")
On this subject, ignorance [del]is[/del] was bliss. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/26 "2009-08-20T18:43:30Z")
I had never heard of such a thing before, and upon seeing their tackiness, I kind of wish I hadn’t. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/27 "2009-08-20T18:44:44Z")
Never heard the term. Wouldn’t want one if they were being handed out for free. ---
**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, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/28 "2009-08-20T18:52:10Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > The Sundance Kid, jumping off the cliff. > > 😃 You mean Butch. Sundance is still alive. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/29 "2009-08-20T18:53:35Z")
I’m going to join the majority, here, and admit that I had no idea that such a thing as a pimp cup existed. Can’t say I find them attractive. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/30 "2009-08-20T19:02:23Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I’ve never encountered the term before this thread. And you call yourself black?! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/31 "2009-08-20T19:04:24Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Never heard the term. Wouldn’t want one if they were being handed out for free. Ditto. And ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/32 "2009-08-20T19:08:38Z")
I can add to the chorus of “never heard of it”, and I am actually young (24) and in college. And I listen to hip-hop music. And I still think they seem pretty stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/33 "2009-08-20T19:14:10Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > 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. Not knowing what a pimp cup is makes you out of touch?! Actually, I’m wondering if they did all know, or if they were just, uh, frontin’, to use an appropriate phrase. Did each of them give a definition? Perhaps some didn’t know, but didn’t have your courage to admit it. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/34 "2009-08-20T19:23:28Z")
> [@](#): > > I still don’t get it. What are they for? “Floss”? “Ice out”? Is there an English translation available? “Iced out” would be “bedecked with gems”, or at least with things that look like gems. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/35 "2009-08-20T19:26:40Z")
Really? I wonder if my dad has heard of a pimp cup. I can’t see not knowing what a pimp cup is. My life is made better because of pimp cups. ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/36 "2009-08-20T19:27:39Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > What is crunk? I doubt I have any to hold. Such a sad life for Zathros. The eytmology is a cross between crazy and drunk. It’s: a state of being, basically crazy-drunk; a music style associated with the deep south - mainly Atlanta and Memphis; and, an [“energy” drink](http://www.crunkenergydrink.com/) marketed and sold in the inner city - a 21st century kool-aid, if you will. Crunk Juice, in additon to being a Ludacris and Lil’John record, is a general term for alcohol. Though a pimp might put Crunk™ in his cup, he’s more liklely to put crunk juice in there. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/37 "2009-08-20T19:29:03Z")
Thank god. I thought this was going to be about some competitor to the Diva Cup. I still shake off the heebie jeebies when I remeber the time I stumbled into the last thread about _that_. (36-year-old white guy; never heard of a pimp cup. But when I start my own religion, that is so going to be my communion chalice.) ---
**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, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/38 "2009-08-20T19:40:21Z")
> [@whole\_bean](#): > > The eytmology is a cross between crazy and drunk. It’s: a state of being, basically crazy-drunk; a music style associated with the deep south - mainly Atlanta and Memphis; and, an [“energy” drink](http://www.crunkenergydrink.com/) marketed and sold in the inner city - a 21st century kool-aid, if you will. Crunk Juice, in additon to being a Ludacris and Lil’John record, is a general term for alcohol. Though a pimp might put Crunk™ in his cup, he’s more liklely to put crunk juice in there. Ignorance fought. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/39 "2009-08-20T19:40:40Z")
You’re not alone. I never heard of it before now, but the picture is pretty much what I imagined it might be. ---
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/40 "2009-08-20T19:47:41Z")
Likely reasons all your students are familiar with pimp cups: - featured on Chappelle’s Show during the Haters Ball sketches - rappers flaunt them in videos, especially those from Atlanta/So So Def (in fact, [here’s a little article](http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,724193,00.html) about them from '04) - college kids like to throw pimp’n’ho themed parties, and plastic pimp cups are part of the get up and heavily marketed as such At this point, I sort of feel like they’re just part of current pop culture. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096.md?page=1) [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=3)