Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jemmy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: jem-my
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sheep's head used as food.

British usage; Archaic; Slang

noun

Australian usage; Slang

noun

Obsolete; Slang

noun

Alternative spelling of jimmy (“crowbar”).

verb

To shoehorn, to cram.

verb

Alternative spelling of jimmy (“open with a crowbar”).

adj

Archaic

name

A diminutive of the male given name James.

Example Sentences

"your friend in the green jemmy"
"Louisa fetched the jemmy, and they approached the house in a line;."
"two thousand people jemmied into a stadium built for fifteen hundred"
"I was agreeably surprised by seeing my young friend and companion, Robert Pott, driving up the avenue in a very jemmy equipage."
"Joly Jemmy, [i.e. James IV of Scotland] ye scornefull Scot, Is it come unto your lot A solempne sumner for to be?"

Etymology

From Jemmy, diminutive of James. The verb is from the noun.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gim, Jem

Usage

Inflected Forms

jemmies (plural) jemmies (present, singular) jemmying (participle, present) jemmied (participle, past) jemmied (past) jemmier (comparative) jemmiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

jemmily jemminess jemmy

Phrases

Jemmy Ducks Jemmy-Jessamy shivering Jemmy

Frequently Paired Words

jimmy

Synonyms

jimmy

Rhymes With

semi emmy demi lemme lemmy buscemi gemmy tremie stemmy

Questions

What does jemmy mean?: A sheep's head used as food.
Where does jemmy come from?: From Jemmy, diminutive of James. The verb is from the noun.

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