jimmy

Meaning

Noun

1. (Maine, Mid-Atlantic, US, dialectal, plural, plural-only) Sprinkles used as a topping for ice cream, cookies, or cupcakes.
2. (slang) A marijuana cigarette.
3. (informal) A device used to circumvent a locking mechanism.
4. (US) A jemmy; a crowbar used by burglars to open windows and doors.
5. (slang) First Lieutenant (Executive Officer)
6. (US, slang) A penis.
7. (US, slang) A condom.
8. (slang) Men's underwear.
9. (rare) A male crab, especially a mature male; a cock. (Sometimes capitalized.)
10. (US, dialectal) Synonym of coal car.

Verb

To pry (something, especially a lock) open with or as if with a crowbar.

Synonyms

jemmy

crowbar

pry

lever

pry bar

prize

jemmy

prise

nail bar

lever tumbler

tramcar

ripping bar

grab iron

grapple iron

high board

jim crow

wrecking bar

Translations

Brecheisen

palanqueta

pied-de-biche

palanqueta

ganzúa

pé-de-cabra

Kuhfuß

breekijzer

palanchino

Nageleisen

koevoet

levier

διαρήττω

grimaldello

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

Etymology

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* (chocolate sprinkles): Unknown. There is much speculation that they were named after Jim Crow, but there is little, if any, evidence to support this theory.