pimping
v.— « For years, many professors routinely peppered students with relevant and arcane queries, often embarrassing them. Things may be gentler today, but the practice, referred to as the “pimping” of students, still has its advocates.» —“Young Doctors Learn Quickly in the Hot Seat” by Barron H. Lerner New York Times Mar. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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