jimmy
/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A diminutive of the male given names James and Jim, also used as a formal given name.
name
A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.
Informal
noun
Alternative form of jimmy (“a mature male crab”).
name
A General Motors diesel truck or diesel locomotive, or the diesel engine thereof; (by extension) any GMC truck, even a gasoline-powered pickup or SUV.
name
A General Motors diesel truck or diesel locomotive, or the diesel engine thereof; (by extension) any GMC truck, even a gasoline-powered pickup or SUV.
Example Sentences
- "Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy."
- "The other living ex-presidents are Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care for over a year, and George W. Bush, who is very friendly with both Obama and Clinton, but as a Republican is unlikely to campaign for Biden even given his disdain for Trump’s contempt for democracy."
- "a Jimmy diesel"
- "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."
- "chocolate jimmies; rainbow jimmies"
- "“What kind of sissy eats strawberry-frosted donuts?” I said. ¶ “With jimmies,” Belson said. ¶ “I had too much respect for you,” I said, “even to mention the jimmies.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree English Jim Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Jimmy From Jim + -y.
Usage
- Informal
- Slang
- American usage
- Transitive verb