jimmy

¹ American  

[jim-ee] / ˈdʒɪm i /

noun

plural

jimmies

1. a short crowbar.

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

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verb (used with object)

jimmied, jimmying

1. to force open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy.

   The burglar got in by jimmying the back door.

jimmy ² American  

[jim-ee] / ˈdʒɪm i /

noun

Australian Slang.

plural

jimmies

1. an immigrant.

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Jimmy ³ American  

[jim-ee] / ˈdʒɪm i /

Or Jimmie

noun

1. a male given name, form of James.

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Jimmy ¹ British  

/ ˈdʒɪmɪ /

noun

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

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jimmy ² British  

/ ˈdʒɪmɪ /

noun

1. the US word for jemmy

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Etymology

Origin of jimmy¹

1840–50; generic use of Jimmy; jack ¹

Origin of jimmy²

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

Example Sentences

A ground crew member had managed to jimmy the window open, passenger Matt Rexroad told FOX5SanDiego.com.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2023

It wasn’t really a cop show — or rather, it used that genre as a crowbar to jimmy open doors other cop shows didn’t enter: labor, education, media criticism.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2022

“Unfortunately, inside of our system in certain units, our detainees have the ability to jimmy their locks,” Edwards said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2021

“Imagine the idea of the American government convincing a foreign manufacturer to jimmy equipment in its favor,” the history says.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2020

Making sure to jimmy the heater to stay on, I headed back to the Hab.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir