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Jimmer¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒɪmɚ/ US
  • /ˈd͡ʒɪmə(ɹ)/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪmə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Diminutive of James.

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of James, usually a diminutive, but also occasionally a given name. You see, Da Jimmer has been to outer space and he’s different. Very different.

jimmer²

  • /ˈd͡ʒɪmə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˈd͡ʒɪmɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɪmə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English gemow, from Old French gemel, from Latin gemellus (“twin”).

noun jimmers · jemmer · gemmer · gemew

  1. UK, dialectal, in plural, obsolete A hinge. Although it ſhall appeare that in thoſe few places of antiquity where this word Maſle is found, it is found diuorced by the ſpace of heaven and earth, both from the body and marrow bones of the Popiſh Maſſe, as alſo from the jimmers and trinkets thereof.

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@misc{jimmer_2026,
  title = {jimmer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jimmer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}