as in pries
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever
let's try to jimmy the door lock with my credit card
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Recent Examples of jimmies
In a surveillance video released by authorities, Robinson allegedly darts across the roof after firing the single shot, jimmies down to a ledge and jumps to the grass below.
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Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jimmies
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The show’s biggest laugh may come when Testa pries open Costanzo’s mouth and pronounces just how many performances of Norma Galas has left.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ariana Grande pulls Teyana Taylor in for a tight squeeze after the latter won her award.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Joining Watkins for the sit-down with Deadline, Nurse John pulls back the curtain on his experience of his stratospheric rise, reflecting on the emotional impact of sudden viral visibility and the practical mechanics of turning internet attention into a sustainable live business.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
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Here's a look at all 26 Michigan Lottery prizes worth $100,000 or more that were won or claimed last month.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
13 Dec. 2025
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All that thinking has only strengthened my conviction that learning to love your face without objectification is a powerful way to counteract the damaging and distressing messages from a beauty culture that prizes youthfulness and hypersexuality.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Jimmies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jimmies. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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