Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A short crowbar with curved ends.
- transitive verb To pry (something) open with or as if with a jimmy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A short crowbar: same as jemmy, 1.
- Same as jemmy.
- noun A freight-car used for carrying coal; a coal-car.
- A free emigrant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
- noun Australian slang An immigrant.
- transitive verb To pry open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy or similar device; often used with open.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun plural only, dialectal, US, usually plural
chocolate sprinkles used as atopping forice cream ,cookies , orcupcakes . - noun slang A
marijuana cigarette . - noun A device used to circumvent a locking mechanism; a slim-Jim.
- noun slang Royal Navy slang for First Lieutenant (Executive Officer)
- noun US A
jemmy ; acrowbar used byburglars to open windows and doors. - noun US, slang
penis - noun US, slang A
condom . - verb To pry open, especially a lock.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
- noun a short crowbar
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For the first time ever, I'm interested in jimmy olsen.
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He remembered the "jimmy" -- yet this would betray him, by the broken lock!
The Voice on the Wire Eustace Hale Ball
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And as he waited and watched, the lawyer, at his solicitation, invented for him a magic "jimmy" -- an instrument with which he could not only break through the outside door, but as easily force his way past the complex locks of the chambers inside.
Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Thomas William Lawson 1891
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He wanted John to stay over that night and stand watch while he, Scorch, opened the safe with something he called a jimmy! "
A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Amy Bell Marlowe
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What did we ever call the jimmy-leg before Seinfeld? soup looks good!
Me and my Mulligatawny Michele 2005
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Its fully powered cloth grey seats, power windows, and power locks. it has after market led lights and few other aftermarket parts if interested please call jimmy for pricing and availability at 630-860-2000
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It's called jimmy-arm, guys, and you should see a doctor.
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the vault throw a fit and run sickly and sleepy eleven (aka jimmy) boozer goodbye. good night. miss you already canadian mail smash this n that mom i'm not a rocker!
sillybitch Diary Entry sillybitch 2001
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I think the reporter just listened to the stern show he was on about 2 weeks ago and said that "jimmy" was ready in 18 months for a new true lies and that arnold was on board.
Tom Arnold Still Says Next Cameron Film To Star Schwarzenegger and Tom Arnold | /Film 2009
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It had been this way for months now -- ever since the night the policeman had found him, the "jimmy" dropped from his hands, in the alley.
The Sky Line of Spruce Edison Marshall 1930
slumry commented on the word jimmy
As a verb, it means to force open with a jimmy. "He locked himself out of the house, so he had to jimmy the door."
June 30, 2007
skipvia commented on the word jimmy
Jimmy Mack by Martha and the Vandellas
February 9, 2008
bilby commented on the word jimmy
I've only ever heard this as jemmy.
November 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word jimmy
A speakeasy. Seen here.
June 3, 2009
Logophile77 commented on the word jimmy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwTyOAsP4lI
http://lang-8.com/485099/journals/1706106
"I think it means "pry open" or "break open"."
""Jimmy" is a slang term. A native speaker would use it to describe how use a a key that doesn't quite fit into a lock. This means that the key must be moved around a bit inside the lock until it lines up correctly (and allows you to unlock the door.) In other words, "you have to jimmy the lock."
More generally, some people could use it to describe a door that is too big for the frame and needs to be forced slightly to open; "In the Summer all the wood in this place swells up, so you will have to jimmy the door.""
May 21, 2018