jimmy
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Noun [edit]
jimmy (plural jimmies)
- (plural only, dialectal, US, usually plural) chocolate sprinkles used as a topping for ice cream, cookies, or cupcakes.
- (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
- A device used to circumvent a locking mechanism; a slim-Jim.
- (slang) Royal Navy slang for First Lieutenant (Executive Officer)
- (US) A jemmy; a crowbar used by burglars to open windows and doors.
- (US, slang) penis
- (US, slang) A condom.
- 2004, Murad Kalam, Night Journey, Simon & Schuster (2004), ISBN 0743244184, page 158:
- "The next time you hook up with somebody," Lovie was saying, "you better wear a jimmy, boy. […]
- 2004, Murad Kalam, Night Journey, Simon & Schuster (2004), ISBN 0743244184, page 158:
Usage notes [edit]
- Using jimmies to refer to chocolate sprinkles is considered offensive in the Southern US.
Synonyms [edit]
- (marijuana cigarette): see also Wikisaurus:marijuana cigarette.
- (sprinkles): hundreds and thousands (UK), sprinkles
- (penis): see also Wikisaurus:penis.
- (condom): see also Wikisaurus:condom.
Translations [edit]
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Verb [edit]
jimmy (third-person singular simple present jimmies, present participle jimmying, simple past and past participle jimmied)
- To pry open, especially a lock.
- The kitchen window had been jimmied. - "The Big Sleep", by Raymond Chandler
References [edit]
- jimmy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913