jim

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Jim¹

  • /d͡ʒɪm/

Sounds like gym · Rhymes with -ɪm

proper noun Jims

  1. A diminutive of the male given name James. Returning many key players from the 2022 season, Michigan was a championship favorite — despite starting with Jim Harbaugh being suspended for a different kind of three.

    Similar: Jimmie, Jimmy

jim²

Where it comes from

Clipping of jimmy.

verb jims · jimming · jimmed

  1. informal To jimmy (something); to mess up or mess with (something).

jim³

Where it comes from

Clipping of Jimmy O'Goblin, rhyming slang for sovereign.

noun jims

  1. Australia, colloquial A one-pound banknote. He was tearin' ratty t' raise another jim.

jim⁴

noun jims

  1. alternative Alternative form of jeem (“Arabic letter”).

jim⁵

noun jims

  1. alternative, humorous Alternative form of gym

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jimmy, jimbo, johnny, joe, jamie, tim, jeff, jaime, juan, daryl, brenda, zhan, aime, james, chim, jericho

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name diminutive of James

EspañolJaimito, Diego, Yago
한국어짐
日本語ジム Jimu
中文吉姆 Jímǔ
PortuguêsTiaguinho
FrançaisJacky
DeutschJockel
ItalianoLapo
ΕλληνικάΤζιμ Tzim
РусскийДжим Džim
العربيةجِيم jim

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jim. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jim

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@misc{jim_2026,
  title = {jim},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jim},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}