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
Verb
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There are swooping close encounters with heavenly bodies, Lego blocks in antigravity mode and swarms of Separators, a sort of astro-anthropomorphic version of the tool that pries apart Lego bricks in real life.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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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
Verb
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This month pulls you inward before launching you into a whole new era.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Stars actually stay here, and the on-site cocktail spot Gemma pulls them down for drinks.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
Verb
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This brand prizes its collections on ingenuity and takes inspiration from the opulent interiors across Soho Houses around the world, and this piece is proof.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2026
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Those were some of the 19 Michigan Lottery prizes worth at least $100,000 won or claimed in February.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Jimmies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jimmies. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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