jimmy (redirected from Jimmy (disambiguation))

jim·my  (jm)

n. pl. jim·mies

A short crowbar with curved ends.

tr.v. jim·mied, jim·my·ing, jim·mies

To pry (something) open with or as if with a jimmy: jimmy a door.

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[Probably from the name Jimmy, nickname for James.]

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jimmy [ˈdʒɪmɪ]

n pl -mies

vb -mies, -mying, -mied

(Engineering / Tools) the US word for jemmy

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Jimmy [ˈdʒɪmɪ]

n

Central Scot urban dialect an informal term of address to a male stranger

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jimmy - a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy" jemmy crowbar, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar - a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
Verb	1.	jimmy - to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail" lever, prise, pry, prize open, open up - cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"

Translations

jimmy [ˈdʒɪmɪ] N

1. (US) = jemmy

2. to have a jimmy (Riddle) → mear, cambiar or mudar el agua al canario