jimmy
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i verb (used with object)
3.
to force open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy: The burglar got in by jimmying the back door.
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| —n | |
| Jimmy. born 1952, US tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1974 and 1982; US champion 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, and 1983 | |
| jemmy or (US) jimmy (ˈdʒɛmɪ) | |
| —n , pl -mies | |
| 1. | a short steel crowbar used, esp by burglars, for forcing doors and windows |
| —vb , -mies, -mies, -mying, -mied | |
| 2. | (tr) to prise (something) open with a jemmy |
| [C19: from the pet name for James] | |
| jimmy or (US) jimmy | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C19: from the pet name for James] | |
| jimmy (ˈdʒɪmɪ) | |
| —n, —vb , pl -mies, -mying, -mied, -mies | |
| the US word for jemmy | |
| Jimmy (ˈdʒɪmɪ) | |
| —n | |
| slang (Central Scot) an informal term of address to a male stranger | |
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Word Origin & History
jimmy
1848, variant of jemmy, crowbar much used by burglars, special use of Jemmy, familiar form of proper name James (see jack).
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Jack tricks jimmy by offering him a seemingly innocent brownie.
Jimmy, who remembers nothing, is convinced that he has murdered his beloved juliet.
The president promises jimmy plenty of help getting the message out.
He punches jimmy at cotillion when it is revealed jimmy lost all of his money.
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