"jimmy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/ Audio: en-us-jimmy.ogg [US] Forms: jimmy [singular], jimmies [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=jimmies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A jimmy is a crowbar used by burglars to open windows and doors. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-jimmy-en-noun-0herrOP7

Verb

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪmi/ Audio: en-us-jimmy.ogg [US] Forms: jimmy [canonical], jimmies [third-person, singular], jimmied [past], jimmied [past, participle], jimmying [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|jimm|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you jimmy a lock, you pry it open with something such as a crowbar.
    Sense id: simple-jimmy-en-verb-yXE87uI- Categories (other): Colloquial
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