jimmy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a short crowbar
    jemmy.
    • in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy
  2. verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
    lever; prise; pry; prize.
    • The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail

WordNet

Jim"my noun
Etymology
Cf. Jemmy.
Wordforms
plural Jimmies
Definitions
  1. A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors. Written also jemmy.

Webster 1913