Definitions

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  • noun Same as jimdandy.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun something excellent of its kind
  • noun someone excellent of their kind

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Examples

  • Th 'lieutenant, he ses:' He's a jimhickey, 'and th' colonel, he ses: 'Ahem! ahem! he is, indeed, a very good man t' have, ahem!

    The Red Badge of Courage 1895

  • 'Who was th' lad what carried th 'flag?' he ses, an 'th' lieutenant, he speaks up right away: 'That's Flemin', an 'he's a jimhickey,' he ses, right away.

    The Red Badge of Courage 1895

  • 'Who was th' lad what carried th 'flag?' he ses, an 'th' lieutenant, he speaks up right away: 'That's Flemin', an 'he's a jimhickey,' he ses, right away.

    The Red Badge of Courage 1895

  • Th 'lieutenant, he ses:' He's a jimhickey, 'an' th 'colonel, he ses:' Ahem! ahem! he is, indeed, a very good man t 'have, ahem!

    The Red Badge of Courage 1895

  • Flemin ', an' he's a jimhickey, 'he ses, right away.

    The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885

  • 'He's a jimhickey,' and th 'colonel, he ses:' Ahem! ahem! he is, indeed, a very good man t 'have, ahem!

    The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885

  • Flemin ', an' he's a jimhickey, 'he ses, right away.

    The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885

  • 'He's a jimhickey,' an 'th' colonel, he ses: 'Ahem! ahem! he is, indeed, a very good man t' have, ahem!

    The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane 1885

  • ’Who was th’ lad what carried th’ flag?’ he ses, an’ th’ lieutenant, he speaks up right away: ’That’s Flemin’, an’ he’s a jimhickey,’ he ses, right away.

    The Red Badge of Courage Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900 1895

  • Th’ lieutenant, he ses: ’He’s a jimhickey,’ an’ th’ colonel, he ses: ’Ahem! ahem! he is, indeed, a very good man t’ have, ahem!

    The Red Badge of Courage Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900 1895

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