English

Proper noun

Jimmy

1. 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 0151239576, page 184:

     Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.

2. (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of Jimmy Riddle, a piddle.
3. (Scotland, informal) A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.

Synonyms

• (piddle): piddle, pee, wee

Derived terms

• Jimmy Riddle
• Jimmy Woodser

Translations

Danish

Alternative forms

• Jimmi

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Proper noun

Jimmy

1. A male given name

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Jimmy.

Proper noun

Jimmy

1. A male given name.
   • 2010 Susanna Alakoski, Håpas du trifs bra i fengelset, Bonniers, ISBN 9789100124359, 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.

English

Alternative forms

• jemmy (in some senses)

Noun

jimmy ‎(plural jimmies)

1. (in the plural only, dialectal, US, chiefly in the 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) A ****.
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. […]

8. (rare) A male crab; a cock.

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
• (****): see also Wikisaurus:****.
• (condom): see also Wikisaurus:condom.

Translations

Verb

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

1. To pry (something, especially a lock) open with or as if with a crowbar.
   • (Can we date this quote?) Raymond Chandler, "The Big Sleep":

     The kitchen window had been jimmied.

Translations

See also

• jemmy

References

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