# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/61 "2009-08-21T04:34:03Z")
Never heard of it, but I did correctly predict what the link would show. Isn’t crunk a style of dance? How does a glass hold a dance? Wouldn’t be much good holding a crazy drunk either, less the drunk was really small or the pimp cup really big… ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/62 "2009-08-21T04:45:16Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Isn’t crunk a style of dance? Crunk is a dance style, yep. Which I only know because I watch _So You Think You Can Dance._ Sigh. I need to get out more. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/63 "2009-08-21T05:06:07Z")
Never heard of it. From the site posted:\*\* Every real or wannabe pimp should carry a personalized iced out pimp cup! \*\* I’ll pass. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/64 "2009-08-21T05:28:57Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Never heard of it, but I did correctly predict what the link would show. Isn’t crunk a style of dance? How does a glass hold a dance? Wouldn’t be much good holding a crazy drunk either, less the drunk was really small or the pimp cup really big… The entire definition had been pointed out in a [prior post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11466348&postcount=36). With one exception: it commonly refers not just to “crazy drunk” but actually being high (on marijuana) while drunk. I assume it is so called because the combination causes some crazy effects impossible to achieve with either alone. Anyways, almost all slang terms have multiple definitions, and knowing which one is being used in a particular context is part of the deal. Also, [urbandictionary.com](http://www.urbandictionary.com) is your friend. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/65 "2009-08-21T05:30:02Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Shaka, when the walls fell. Darmok and Jalad at Tenagra. ---
**Author:** ![Baby\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@Baby\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baby_Driver)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/66 "2009-08-21T08:23:44Z")
I’m 21 and hadn’t heard of it. But I tend to dwell in my own head a fair bit & consequently am never the first to know these things. I’d guess about half of my like-aged friends may have heard of it; I’m surprised that 20 for 20 of your students knew. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Captain\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/67 "2009-08-21T09:09:14Z")
No, I had no idea either. Frankly I’m surprised they’re not banned, given what happened to the last [guy](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v718/millerza/last_crusade_48.jpg) who tried to use one. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/68 "2009-08-21T10:24:53Z")
I’d never heard of them prior to this thread, but when I read the OP, my first thought was “I bet it’s gold chalice covered in rubies and diamonds and emeralds and other assorted bling.” So it’s nice to know I haven’t completely lost touch with what’s “Fly” with the young people and their “hip” sub-culture. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/69 "2009-08-21T10:53:31Z")
Never heard of or seen them. Over here in England, we sup our pimp juice from a pint mug, dawg. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/70 "2009-08-21T11:06:06Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > What is crunk? I doubt I have any to hold. Such a sad life for Zathros. Zathros? Kadir beneath Mo Moteh? ? ? ? Sokath, his eyes uncovered! Zathras! Probably have sad pimp hand, but at least there is symmetry. 😃 CMC fnord! ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/71 "2009-08-21T11:08:03Z")
Never heard of it before either. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/72 "2009-08-21T11:09:38Z")
Never heard of a pimp cup, but I assumed it was what you got when you won [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnME92JU9zc). ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/73 "2009-08-21T11:15:52Z")
[The original pimp cup.](http://kenraggio.com/golden%20chalice.jpg) (In the hands of the original gangsta!) > [@elfkin477](#): > > How does a glass hold a dance? Easy – it’s not ajar! ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/74 "2009-08-21T11:23:21Z")
Not only had I never heard the term, I think I’d never seen anything like that. Is having your name “glass-beaded on” what makes them “pimp cups”? It can’t be the shape, there’s several shapes just in that page. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/75 "2009-08-21T11:28:27Z")
Never heard of them, but now my life is complete. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/76 "2009-08-21T12:56:35Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > I’m 21, and never heard of it. Because you, sir, have class. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/77 "2009-08-21T13:11:12Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > 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.” And how much did the education necessary to make that cup cost? And what about the cost of the forge? And the cost of selling it? And so on. This is a lady who’s going to get a severe reality check when she sets up in business. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/78 "2009-08-21T13:12:15Z")
> [@Hedda\_Rosa](#): > > Crunk is a dance style, yep. Which I only know because I watch _So You Think You Can Dance._ > > Sigh. I need to get out more. I thought that was “crumping”. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/79 "2009-08-21T13:12:33Z")
I’m old. It’s official, now. Never heard of them. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096/80 "2009-08-21T13:26:02Z")
I may have to find a different place to hang… you people are so uncool. I’m a middle aged white guy from suburban midwest and I knew what it was. On a trip to the trend setting state of South Dakota I saw them on sale (Spencer Gifts if you want to pick one up). It probably helps that I’ve got teenagers… at least one of which likes to watch Cribs and likes Rap and Hip Hop. I’m a little scared that there have been a few times when I’ve been driving along and I realize I forgot to change his CD… and I’m actually enjoying parts of it. I may have to actually get one so I can totally humiliate my kids the next time they bring any friends over. But that’s just the way I roll. [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=3) [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=5)