"burglar's crowbar," 1848, variant of jemmy, name for a type of crowbar much used by burglars, special use of Jemmy, familiar form of proper name James (compare the mechanical uses of jack (n.)).
jimmy (v.)
"pry open with short leverage," 1893, from jimmy (n.). Related: Jimmied; jimmying.
The burglar jimmied the lock
in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy
Jim Crow
jim-dandy
Jiminy
jim-jam
jimmies
jimmy
jimson-weed
jingle
jingle-jangle
jinglet
jingo
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