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immy|ˈɪmɪ|
Also imma, immie.
[perh. f. imitation.]
a. (See quot. 1928.)
b. A type of marble used by children.
1928Funk's Stand. Dict., Immy, a choice marble made in imitation, as of a cornelian or an agate. 1936Fortune June 36/2 Like glass for stained-glass windows and water tumblers, marble glass has a soft lime base, which makes an immie so resilient. 1941Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 37 Imma, a type of marble. 1952[see agate n. 1 b]. 1972Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 29 Jan. 8 Shooting marbles was played by four or five boys kneeling around a circle... In the center there were a lot of marbles—‘immies’, as they were known. |