“Jim”

The following 9 entries include the term Jim.

Jim Crow

noun

: racial segregation and discrimination enforced by laws, customs, and practices in especially the southern states of the U.S. from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 until the mid-20th century often used before another noun

Jim Crow

verb

: to restrict the liberty of (someone) through Jim Crow usually used in passive constructions

Jim Crowism

noun

: racial segregation and discrimination enforced by laws, customs, and practices in especially the southern states of the U.S. from the end of Reconstruction in 1877 until the mid-20th century : jim crow sense 1a

jim-dandy

noun

: something excellent of its kind

slim-jim

adjective

: notably slender

jim dash

noun

: a short printed dash usually used to separate the decks of a newspaper headline, individual items under one newspaper heading, or separate stories dealing with one event if they follow each other in the same column

Jim Fish

noun

: a black person

Jim Hill mustard

noun

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