jimmy

See also Jimmy

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪmi

Alternative forms

• jemmy

Noun

jimmy (plural jimmies)

1. (plural only, dialectal, US, usually plural) chocolate sprinkles used as a topping for ice cream, cookies, or cupcakes.
2. (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
3. A device used to circumvent a locking mechanism; a slim-Jim.
4. (slang) Royal Navy slang for First Lieutenant (Executive Officer)
5. (US) A jemmy; a crowbar used by burglars to open windows and doors.
6. (US, slang) penis
7. (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. […]

Usage notes

• Using jimmies to refer to chocolate sprinkles is considered offensive in the Southern US.

Synonyms

• (marijuana cigarette): see also Wikisaurus:marijuana cigarette.
• (sprinkles): hundreds and thousands (UK), sprinkles
• (penis): see also Wikisaurus:penis.
• (condom): see also Wikisaurus:condom.

Translations

jemmy

• Spanish: palanqueta f

Verb

jimmy (third-person singular simple present jimmies, present participle jimmying, simple past and past participle jimmied)

1. To pry open, especially a lock.

   The kitchen window had been jimmied. - "The Big Sleep", by Raymond Chandler

References

• jimmy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913