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Verb: jimmy  jimee
Usage: N. Amer (=jemmy)
  1. To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
    "The burglar jimmied the lock"
    - pry, prise [Brit, Cdn], prize [N. Amer], lever, jemmy
Noun: jimmy  jimee
Usage: N. Amer (=jemmy)
  1. A short crowbar
    "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
    - jemmy

Derived forms: jimmied, jimmies, jimmying

Type of: crowbar, open, open up, pry, pry bar, wrecking bar

Encyclopedia: Jimmy Jimmy, the Boy Wonder