Japanese Slang Term for the Week

Missed it last week, but here it is anew.

Himo. "string or rope"
slang: Pimp.

usages and variations:

Ore Ken ga himo da nante, shiranakatta ze! Yaru jan! I didn't know Ken was a pimp! Wild!

Omē koko de nani yatte'n da yo? Penisu no shōnin ka? What are you doing around here? You selling women or something?

Some yuppie Tokyo girls have started using it to jokingly refer to their poor student boyfriends.

Atashi no ima made no himo'tte, ii kao wa shite'n da yo nē, minna! All my boyfriends have always been pretty but poor!