jimmies

verb

Definition of jimmiesnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jimmies
  1. pries
  2. pulls
  3. prizes
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  • By fields of cotton and soybeans where his bees forage and pollinate, Foster Hensel pries open the lid of one of his beehives, setting off a rising hum from inside.
    — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Remove the 11 Philips-head screws on the bottom of the laptop, and its bottom pries up with a bit of pressure.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of pries
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  • Studios build best picture runs around a face and a narrative, and Focus is betting that a breakout turn is the engine that pulls the rest of the slate into the race.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • One of these women is a Stanford chemist whose fertilizer pulls carbon out of the sky.
    — Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulls
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  • American medicine still prizes intervention more than prevention.
    — Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Expect coffee shops doubling as gallery spaces, indie venues hosting weekend shows and a community that prizes individuality.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
Definition of prizes

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“Jimmies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jimmies. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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