Jimmy
See also: jimmy
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jimmy
- A diminutive of the male given names James or Jim, also used as a formal given name.
- 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, →ISBN, page 184:
- Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.
- 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, →ISBN, page 184:
- (Scotland, informal) A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
diminutive of James
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Noun
Jimmy (plural Jimmies)
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of Jimmy Riddle, a piddle.
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Jimmy
- a male given name from English
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Proper noun
Jimmy
- a male given name
Swedish
Etymology
Proper noun
Jimmy c (genitive Jimmys)
- a male given name.
- 2010 Susanna Alakoski, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset, Bonniers, →ISBN, page 117:
- Samipojkar skulle bli jobbare, det var ett bra yrke för sådana som hette Conny och Sonny också. [ - - - ] Och på hjälputbildningar runt om i landet skojlärde vi oss Y-barnsregeln. Varning för alla namn som slutar på Y!: Ronny, Tommy, Billy, Tony, Eddy, Lenny, Jimmy, Benny, Jerry, Freddy.
- Så skojades det. Menades det, kanske.
- 2010 Susanna Alakoski, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset, Bonniers, →ISBN, page 117:
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