Jimmy

Jim +‎ -y

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/

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• Rhymes: -ɪmi

Jimmy (plural Jimmys or Jimmies)

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, page 184:

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

2. (Scotland, informal) A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.
3. A prime mover powered by a two-stroke Detroit Diesel engine.
   • 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:

     Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
     In a Kenworth pullin' logs.
     Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
     And a Jimmy haulin' hogs.

Jimmy (plural Jimmys or Jimmies)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of Jimmy Riddle, a piddle, a piss.

   Synonyms: piddle, piddle, pee, wee

2. Alternative form of jimmy (“a mature male crab”)

From English Jimmy.

Jimmy

1. a male given name from English

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jimmy.

• Jimmi

Borrowed from English.

Jimmy

1. a male given name

• Jimmie

Borrowed from English Jimmy.

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Jimmy c (genitive Jimmys)

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

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)