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slim jim en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (informal, not-comparable) 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. 1916, Robert Frost, A Girl's Garden:

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slim jim en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (informal) A thin strip of metal such as spring steel used to unlock automobile doors without a key.
  2. (informal) Someone or something very thin.
  3. (UK, historical) A narrow necktie worn by teddy boys.
  4. A kind of dipole radio antenna.

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Synonyms

shim

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