jimmy
noun
a short crowbar.
Example Sentences
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I had to use the trunk opener inside the glove compartment, which, of course, had been jimmied open, and I kept closed with duct tape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
When those songs are stripped from their jimmied narratives and returned to their native format as recordings, they devolve into something peculiar: greatest hits tribute albums.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
“So I jimmied the lock, started taking paper towels and put them in the AP teletype.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
They peered at the famous door that was jimmied during the Watergate burglary.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2019
We could move it back and forth with our hands and lean it way to the side when we jimmied it from underneath with a pick.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
