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jimmy

/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/noun, verb2 syllables

Jimmy means: to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open.

Synonyms for jimmy20

noun, as in a short crowbar

jemmy

verb, as in to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

pry, prise, prize, lever

also used for jimmy

hundreds and thousands, bifta, bifter, blunt, bogie, bomber, bone, bun, Camberwell carrot, doink, doinker, slim jim, anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit

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What does jimmy mean?2

verb

1

to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open“The burglar jimmied the lock”

noun

1

a short crowbar“in Britain they call a jimmy a ‘jemmy’.”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with jimmy?1

two syllables

gimme
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Jimmy in a sentence

  • Jimmy was not at home, as is often the case with him.sundown
  • Jimmy, it's time for you to go to bed.CN
  • Jimmy often comes to see me at weekends.sundown
  • You are sure it was not a house-breaker's jimmy?Hybrid
  • Jimmy was accustomed to his friends making fun of him.CN
  • Jimmy is easy for me to get along with.CN
  • Jimmy often comes to see me on weekends.CN
  • Jimmy insisted on my taking him to the zoo.CN

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Forms of jimmy

as a noun

plural
jimmies

as a verb

past tense
jimmied
present participle
jimmying
third-person singular
jimmies
past participle
jimmied