kept man; man financially dependent on a woman
Colloquial, often derogatory term for a man who lives off a woman's income without working. Derived from ヒモ (pimp), implying a parasitic relationship.
See also: ひも
He's a kept man who doesn't work and lives off his girlfriend's salary.
I don't want to be a kept man, so I'll work properly.
Mixed hiragana-kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
Compound of ヒモ (pimp, from the slang sense of 紐 'string', possibly from the idea of being tied to or controlling someone) and 男 (man). The exact origin of the ヒモ slang is uncertain.