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单词 jimmies
释义

jimmies

plural noun

jim·​mies ˈji-mēz How to pronounce jimmies (audio)
: tiny rod-shaped bits of usually chocolate-flavored candy often sprinkled on ice cream

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web To decorate the cookies, combine coarse and fine sanding sugars, with nonpareils, jimmies, dragees and candy pearls all in a single color palette, to give the cookies added depth and texture. San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2020 This set includes three bags of melts along with red, white and blue jimmies and silver stars. Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 24 June 2020 This bright 4-ounce bestseller includes candy mermaid tails, sugar pearls and beads, jimmies and nonpareils. Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 15 June 2020 The crispy pastry tube was overflowing with sweetened, whipped ricotta and dotted with chocolate jimmies. Suzanne Loudermilk, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1947, in the meaning defined above

jimmies

verb

present tense third-person singular of jimmy
as in pries
to raise, move, or pull apart with or as if with a lever let's try to jimmy the door lock with my credit card

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • pries
  • levers
  • pulls
  • prizes
  • lifts
  • hoists
  • parts
  • elevates
  • separates
  • breaks
  • shifts
  • uplifts
  • detaches
  • disengages
  • disjoins
  • breaks up
  • divides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • connects
  • joins
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