In American pimp culture, a bottom girl, bottom woman, or bottom bitch is a term for a
prostitute
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penet ...
who sits atop the
hierarchy
A hierarchy (from Greek: , from , 'president of sacred rites') is an arrangement of items (objects, names, values, categories, etc.) that are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another. Hierarchy is an important ...
of prostitutes working for a particular
pimp.
A bottom girl is usually the prostitute who has been with the pimp the longest and consistently makes the most money.
[PIP Training Manual, 18.] Being the bottom girl gives the prostitute status and power over the other women working for her pimp;
however, the bottom girl also bears many responsibilities.
In ''U.S. v. Pipkins'', the
Eleventh Circuit
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* Middle District of Alabama
* Northern District of Alabama
* ...
described the bottom girl's duties as "work
ngthe track in
er pimp'sstead, running interference for and collecting money from the pimp's other prostitutes,
ndlook
ngafter the pimp's affairs if the pimp was out of town, incarcerated, or otherwise unavailable."
[''Pipkin'', 1285.] Similarly, the Training Manual of the Hawaiian Prostitution Intervention Program explains that the bottom girl's obligations may include handling finances, and training and recruiting other prostitutes.
See also
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Bitch (insult)
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Basic bitches
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References
Prostitutes by type
Gendered occupations
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