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Definition of jimmy : A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.

Synonyms:

value, jemmy, appreciate, horn in, respect, esteem, treasure, poke, intrude, prise, nose, prize, pry, lever

Usage examples:

• I thought he wanted one and wouldn't like to be a Jimmy Woodser. - "Over the Sliprails", Henry Lawson.
• I made Jimmy steal some of his things for him while nurse was downstairs. - "The Heart's Kingdom", Maria Thompson Daviess.
• Without waiting for anybody to come with her, Charlotte rose, took a hand of Sue on one side and one of Jimmy on the other, and came and stood looking up into the beloved Minister's eyes with such a vision in her young face that I caught my breath. - "The Heart's Kingdom", Maria Thompson Daviess.