Etymology tree
English Jim
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English Jimmy
From Jim + -y.
Meanings
(Cockney, slang) Shortened form of Jimmy Riddle, a piddle, a piss.
(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of jimmy (“a mature male crab”).
Etymology tree
English Jim
Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-
Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English Jimmy
From Jim + -y.
Meanings
A diminutive of the male given names James and Jim, also used as a formal given name.
The other living ex-presidents are Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care for over a year, and George W. Bush, who is very friendly with both Obama and Clinton, but as a Republican is unlikely to campaign for Biden even given his disdain for Trump’s contempt for democracy. 2024 March 27, Stephen Collinson, “Three presidents and one mission: Beat Trump”, in CNN:
Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy. 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, page 184
(Scotland, informal) A colloquial (potentially unfriendly or disparaging) way of addressing any male whose name is unknown to the speaker.
te జిమ్మీ (diminutive of James) · tg Ҷимми (diminutive of James) · el Τζίμι (diminutive of James) · lt Džimis (diminutive of James) · gd Seumaidh (diminutive of James) · sh Džimi (diminutive of James) · mk Џими (diminutive of James) · scn Jabbichinu (diminutive of James) · my ဂျင်မီ (diminutive of James) · uk Джиммі (diminutive of James) · ja ジミー (diminutive of James) · ko 지미 (diminutive of James) · ru Джимми (diminutive of James) · sv Jimmy (diminutive of James) · uz Jimi (diminutive of James) · pt Tiaguinho (diminutive of James) · az Cimi (diminutive of James) · lv Džimijs (diminutive of James) · hy Ջիմի (diminutive of James) · ar جِيمِي (diminutive of James) · he ג׳ימי (diminutive of James) · ka ჯიმი (diminutive of James) · be Джымі (diminutive of James) · rue Джімі (diminutive of James) · fa جیمی (diminutive of James) · sh Џими (diminutive of James) · ml ജിമ്മി (diminutive of James) · th จิมมี (diminutive of James) · ur جمی (diminutive of James) · ga Séamaisín (diminutive of James) · cmn 吉米 (diminutive of James) · hi जिमी (diminutive of James) · bg Джими (diminutive of James) · ta ஜிமி (diminutive of James) · ceb Jimmy (diminutive of James) · kn ಜಿಮ್ಮಿ (diminutive of James) · pa ਜਿੰਮੀ (diminutive of James) · da Jimmy (diminutive of James) · bn জিমি (diminutive of James)
From the initialism GM (/ˌd͡ʒiˈɛm/), by jocular alteration of sound playing on the diminutive given name.
Meanings
A General Motors diesel truck or diesel locomotive, or the diesel engine thereof; (by extension) any GMC truck, even a gasoline-powered pickup or SUV.
a Jimmy diesel
A General Motors diesel truck or diesel locomotive, or the diesel engine thereof; (by extension) any GMC truck, even a gasoline-powered pickup or SUV. ▸ A prime mover powered by a two-stroke Detroit Diesel engine.
Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth pullin' logs.
Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin' hogs. 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall: