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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jimmy up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
jim-my up
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of gin up.

verb

To break (something).

Informal

verb

To modify (something), especially to specialize it for one's purpose; to improvise modifications to (something).

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

jimmies up (present, singular) jimmying up (participle, present) jimmied up (participle, past) jimmied up (past)

Synonyms

gin up

Questions

What does jimmy up mean?
Synonym of gin up.

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