*jim*

n. 1. A negro; -- said to be so called from a popular negro dance song, the refrain of which is “Wheel about and turn about and jump Jim Crow, ” produced in 1835 by Thomas D. Rice (1808-1860), a famous negro minstrel; -- considered disparaging and offensive. [ Offensive slang, U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A legally sanctioned system of racial discrimination practised in the southern United States until declared unconstitutional in 1953 and further restricted by federal legislation, by means of which negroes were segregated and discriminated against in employment and in many places of public accommodation, such as parks, commercial establishments, and public transportation. [ PJC ]

a. For negroes only; set aside for used of negroes as a policy of racial discrimination. [ PJC ]

n. (Mach.) 1. A machine for bending or straightening rails. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A planing machine with a reversing tool, to plane both ways. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. someone excellent of their kind; as, he's a jimdandy of a soldier.
Syn. -- jimhickey, crackerjack. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. something excellent of its kind; as, the bike was a jimdandy.
Syn. -- jimhickey, crackerjack. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Same as jimdandy.
Syn. -- jimdandy, crackerjack. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. pl. Small cylindrical bits of sweet chocolate used as a granular topping on e.g. ice cream.
Syn. -- sprinkles. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Jimmies [ Cf. Jemmy. ] A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors. [ Written also jemmy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. jimmies [ Rhyming slang: Jimmy Grant, for immigrant. RHUD ] An immigrant. [ Australian slang ] [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. jimmied p. pr. & vb. n. jimmying ] To pry open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy or similar device; often used with open; as, the burglar jimmied open the back door and stole the TV set. [ PJC ]

a. [ Cf. Gimp, a. ] 1. Neat; handsome; elegant. See Gimp. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Slender; trim. [ PJC ]

2. Scant; barely enough. RHUD [ PJC ]