jimmies

present tense third-person singular of jimmy
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. Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
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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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  • Within minutes, the driver pulls back onto the road to haul the feed to an Algoma dairy farm, where livestock will eat it.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Unlacquered brass pulls will also bring out the richness in light ochre, and a lightly veined marble or creamy quartz will add softness, keeping the entire palette feeling expansive.
    Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Curation prizes originality and experimentation.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Pause That Pays Off In an enterprise culture that prizes velocity—faster OKRs, quicker check-ins, shorter alignment cycles—this approach was counterintuitive.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Jimmies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jimmies. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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