- the US word for jemmy
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
jim•my1 /ˈdʒɪmi/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -mies, v., -mied, -my•ing.
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026n. [countable]
- Buildinga short crowbar;
a metal bar used to pry open something closed or locked, as a door or window.
v. [~ + object]
- Buildingto force open with or as if with a jimmy:The thief must have jimmied the door.
jim•my1
( jim′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies, v., -mied, -my•ing.
n.
v.t.
jim•my2 ( jim′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Australian Slang.]
Jim•my ( jim′ē),USA pronunciation n.
n.
- Buildinga short crowbar.
- Invertebratesa large male crab, esp. of Chesapeake Bay.
v.t.
- Buildingto force open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy:The burglar got in by jimmyingthe back door.
- 1840–50; generic use of Jimmy; compare jack1
jim•my2 ( jim′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Australian Slang.]
- British Termsan immigrant.
- 1835–45; rhyming slang; Jimmy (Grant), for immigrant
Jim•my ( jim′ē),USA pronunciation n.
- a male given name, form of James.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jimmy /ˈdʒɪmɪ/ n , vb ( -mies, -mying, -mied)
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