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(jim′ē)

noun

James
also Jimmie
pl. jimmies a short crowbar, used as by burglars to pry open windows, etc.

transitive verb jimmied, jimmying

to use a jimmy on; pry open with a jimmy or similar tool

See Jimmy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. jim·mies

A short crowbar with curved ends.

transitive verb jim·mied, jim·my·ing, jim·mies

To pry (something) open with or as if with a jimmy: jimmy a door.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from the name Jimmy

Origin: , nickname for James

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