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Definition of Jimmy
1. Verb. To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open. "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
Entails: Loose, Loosen
Generic synonyms: Open, Open Up
Derivative terms: Lever, Lever, Leverage, Pry
2. Noun. A short crowbar. "In Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
Definition of Jimmy
1. n. A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
Definition of Jimmy
1. Proper noun. (given name male diminutive=James) or Jim, also used as a formal given name. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of (term Jimmy Riddle), a piddle. ¹
3. Noun. (slang) A marijuana cigarette. ¹
4. Noun. (pluralonly) Candy sprinkles. ¹
5. Noun. A device used to circumvent a locking mechanism; a slim-Jim. ¹
6. Noun. (slang) Royal Navy slang for First Lieutenant (Executive Officer) ¹
7. Noun. (American English) A jemmy; a crowbar used by burglars to open windows and doors. ¹
8. Noun. (US slang) penis ¹
9. Noun. (US slang) A condom. ¹
10. Verb. To pry open, especially a lock. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jimmy
1. to pry open with a crowbar [v -MIED, -MYING, -MIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jimmy
Literary usage of Jimmy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1920)
"jimmy told him everything, for he had no brothers or sisters to whom to tell things.
... But jimmy was n't the kind to feel had about anything very long. ..."
2. Representative British Dramas: Victorian and Modern by Montrose Jonas Moses (1918)
"[Enter jimmy STOKES, an old huntsman in an old hunting suit] DULCIE. Oh, jimmy
jimmy Stokes, I'm so glad to see you ! How are you, jimmy jimmy Stokes ? ..."
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