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# jimmy

noun (a jimmy, jimmies); verb (jimmy, jimmies, jimmied, jimmying); name (Jimmy)

«jimmy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Jimmy is a short, friendly form of the name James. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#m1)
2. (USA) A short metal bar with a flat end, used to force open doors or windows; in the UK it is called a «jemmy». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#m2)
3. To jimmy a door or window means to force it open with a bar or tool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#m3)
4. (Scotland, informal) «Jimmy» is a friendly or cheeky way to call a man you do not know. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#m4)
5. (USA) «Jimmies» are tiny coloured sugar sprinkles on ice cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#m5)

### In the lessons

In crime stories a burglar jimmies a window, so the word tells the reader something is being broken into. At home you might jimmy open a stuck lid. In Scotland you may hear «Hey, Jimmy!» to any man. In New England, ice cream comes «with jimmies».

### Examples

- My cousin Jimmy is coming for tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#x1)
- The burglar used a jimmy to force the back door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#x2)
- Dad jimmied open the paint tin with a screwdriver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#x3)
- The window had been jimmied in the night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#x4)
- (Scotland, informal) «Mind your step there, Jimmy!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#x5)
- (USA) I'd like a vanilla cone with chocolate jimmies, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/#x6)

### Note

Capital J for the name. UK spelling of the bar is «jemmy». Past: jimmied; -ing form: jimmying. Forcing a lock that is not yours is a crime.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jimmy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jimmy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jimmy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jimmy.html) on Mova free.