jimmy

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[ jim-ee ]
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noun,plural jim·mies.
  1. a short crowbar.

  2. a large male crab, especially of Chesapeake Bay.

verb (used with object),jim·mied, jim·my·ing.
  1. to force open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy: The burglar got in by jimmying the back door.

Origin of jimmy

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1840–50; generic use of Jimmy; cf. jack1
  • Also especially British, jemmy.

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Other definitions for jimmy (2 of 3)

jimmy2
[ jim-ee ]

noun,plural jim·mies.Australian Slang.
  1. an immigrant.

Origin of jimmy

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1835–45; rhyming slang; Jimmy (Grant), for immigrant

Other definitions for Jimmy (3 of 3)

Jimmy

or Jim·mie

[ jim-ee ]

noun
  1. a male given name, form of James.

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British Dictionary definitions for jimmy (1 of 2)

jimmy

/ (ˈdʒɪmɪ) /


noun, verbplural -mies or -mies, -mying or -mied
  1. the US word for jemmy

British Dictionary definitions for Jimmy (2 of 2)

Jimmy

/ (ˈdʒɪmɪ) /


noun
  1. Central Scot slang an informal term of address to a male stranger

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