Definition: jimmy

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

jimmy
     n : a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy"
         [syn: jemmy]
     v : to move or force, esp. in an effort to get something open;
         "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry
         the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: pry, prise, prize,
          lever]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Jimmy \Jim"my\, n.; pl. Jimmies. [Cf. Jemmy.]
   A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.
   [Written also jemmy.]