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jemmy¹

Rhymes with -ɛmi

Where it comes from

From Jemmy, diminutive of James. The verb is from the noun.

noun jemmies

  1. Ireland, UK, archaic, slang A sheep's head used as food.
  2. Australia, slang An immigrant.
  3. obsolete, slang A greatcoat. your friend in the green jemmy
  4. alternative Alternative spelling of jimmy (“crowbar”). Louisa fetched the jemmy, and they approached the house in a line;.

verb jemmies · jemmying · jemmied

  1. To shoehorn, to cram. two thousand people jemmied into a stadium built for fifteen hundred
  2. alternative Alternative spelling of jimmy (“open with a crowbar”).

jemmy²

Rhymes with -ɛmi

Where it comes from

From a variant of gim + -y.

adjective jemmier · jemmiest

  1. archaic Neat; elegant. I was agreeably surprised by seeing my young friend and companion, Robert Pott, driving up the avenue in a very jemmy equipage.

Jemmy³

Rhymes with -ɛmi

Where it comes from

From Jem + -y.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name James. Joly Jemmy, [i.e. James IV of Scotland] ye scornefull Scot, Is it come unto your lot A solempne sumner for to be?

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@misc{jemmy_2026,
  title = {jemmy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jemmy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}