"jim" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-jim.wav Forms: jims [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jim (plural jims)
  1. (humorous) Alternative form of gym Tags: alt-of, alternative, humorous Alternative form of: gym
    Sense id: en-jim-en-noun-YQXGNG5j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-jim.wav Forms: jims [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} jim (plural jims)
  1. Alternative form of jeem (“Arabic letter”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: jeem (extra: Arabic letter)
    Sense id: en-jim-en-noun-Dn61gGkc Categories (other): West Frisian determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, Arabic letter names Disambiguation of West Frisian determiners: 5 3 12 3 16 5 4 19 17 13 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 56 36 Disambiguation of Arabic letter names: 2 91 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-jim.wav Forms: jims [present, singular, third-person], jimming [participle, present], jimmed [participle, past], jimmed [past]
Etymology: Shortening of jimmy. Head templates: {{en-verb}} jim (third-person singular simple present jims, present participle jimming, simple past and past participle jimmed)
  1. (informal) To jimmy (something); to mess up or mess with (something). Tags: informal Related terms: jim hat, jim-jams, jim-swinger, jim up
    Sense id: en-jim-en-verb-08myAx-~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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