name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of the male given name James.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Jim
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/d͡ʒɪm/
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homophone: gym
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rhymes with -ɪm
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CMU ARPABET: JH IH1 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A one-pound banknote.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, colloquial
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noun
Meaning 3
Alternative form of jeem (“Arabic letter”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative form of gym
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, humorous
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verb
Meaning 5
To jimmy (something); to mess up or mess with (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
Etymology
Clipping of Jimmy O'Goblin, rhyming slang for sovereign.
Clipping of jimmy.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: جِيم (jim) — diminutive of James
- Chinese Mandarin: 吉姆 (Jímǔ) — diminutive of James
- Esperanto: Jakĉjo — diminutive of James
- French: Jacky — diminutive of James
- German: Jockel — diminutive of James
- Greek: Τζιμ (Tzim) — diminutive of James
- Irish: Séamaisín — diminutive of James
- Italian: Lapo — diminutive of James
- Japanese: ジム (Jimu) — diminutive of James
- Korean: 짐 — diminutive of James
- Māori: Timi — diminutive of James
- Persian: جیم (jim) — diminutive of James
- Portuguese: Tiaguinho — diminutive of James
- Russian: Джим (Džim) — diminutive of James
- Slovak: Kubo — diminutive of James
- Spanish: Jaimito — diminutive of James
- Spanish: Diego — diminutive of James
- Spanish: Yago — diminutive of James
- Unami: Jim — diminutive of James