Pronunciations
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/ˈd͡ʒɪmi/
Proper noun
A diminutive of the male given names James and Jim, also used as a formal given name.
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Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.
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The other living ex-presidents are Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care for over a year, and George W. Bush, who is very friendly with both Obama and Clinton, but as a Republican is unlikely to campaign for Biden even given his disdain for Trump’s contempt for democracy.
A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.
Usage- Scotland
- Informal
Noun
Shortened form of Jimmy Riddle, a piddle, a piss.
Usage- Cockney
- Slang
Proper noun
A General Motors diesel truck or diesel locomotive, or the diesel engine thereof; (by extension) any GMC truck, even a gasoline-powered pickup or SUV.
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a Jimmy diesel
A General Motors diesel truck or diesel locomotive, or the diesel engine thereof; (by extension) any GMC truck, even a gasoline-powered pickup or SUV. A prime mover powered by a two-stroke Detroit Diesel engine.
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Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin' logs. Cab-over Pete with a reefer on And a Jimmy haulin' hogs.