slim jim
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slim jim¹
noun slim jims
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A thin strip of metal such as spring steel used to unlock automobile doors without a key.
Similar: shim
- Someone or something very thin.
- A narrow necktie worn by teddy boys.
- A kind of dipole radio antenna.
adjective
- Very thin. That ought to make you / An ideal one-girl farm, / And give you a chance to put some strength / On your slim-jim arm.
Slim Jim²
Where it comes from
In allusion to the subclass being 7 inches narrower, due to being constructed for use on the gauge-restricted Hastings line.
noun Slim Jims
- A British Rail Class 33/2 locomotive.
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title = {slim jim},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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