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jimmy

 
(jĭm'ē) pronunciation
n., pl., -mies.
A short crowbar with curved ends.

tr.v., -mied, -my·ing, -mies.
To pry (something) open with or as if with a jimmy: jimmy a door.

[Probably from the name Jimmy, nickname for James.]


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