Jemmy
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jemmy in British English:
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How to pronounce Jemmy in American English:
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- Noun:
- a short crowbar
Word Origin
- Jemmy
- a popular pet form of the masc. proper name James (in Middle English records, Gemme, Jemme are more common than Jimme). In mid-18c. often associated with effeminacy and male fastidiousness. As "a crowbar" from 1811.
Example
- 1. Jemmy put it very well .
- 2. On monday morning jemmy sauntered on the road of madison square .
- 3. A thief had prized the window open with a jemmy .
- 4. It will be your everlasting promise to the lord , to me and to jemmy .
- 5. At the beginning of the meeting , jemmy made it clear that he didn 't know how to deal with these bad machines .