jimmy

jimmy
{{11}}jimmy (n.) "burglar's crowbar," 1848, variant of jemmy, name for a type of crowbar much used by burglars, special use of JEMMY (Cf. Jemmy), familiar form of proper name James (also see JACK (Cf. jack)).
{{12}}jimmy (v.) 1893, from JIMMY (Cf. jimmy) (n.). Related: Jimmied; jimmying.

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