Jimmy
See also: jimmy
English
Etymology
Jim + -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/
Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪmi
Proper noun
Jimmy (plural Jimmys or Jimmies)
- 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.
- 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, →ISBN, page 184:
- (Scotland, informal) A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.
- A prime mover powered by a two-stroke Detroit Diesel engine.
- 1975, C.W. McCall and Chip Davis (lyrics), “Convoy”, in 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.
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Derived terms
- Jimmy Riddle
- Jimmy Woodser
Translations
diminutive of James
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See also
- Jaime
- James
- Jamie
- Jim
- Jimmi
- Jimmie
Noun
Jimmy (plural Jimmys)
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of Jimmy Riddle, a piddle, a piss.
- Synonyms: piddle, piddle, pee, wee
- Alternative form of jimmy (“a mature male crab”)
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Jimmy.
Proper noun
Jimmy
- a male given name from English
Danish
Alternative forms
- Jimmi
Etymology
Borrowed from English.
Proper noun
Jimmy
- a male given name
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Jimmie
Etymology
Borrowed from English Jimmy.
Proper noun
Jimmy c (genitive Jimmys)
- 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 quote)
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