Jemmy

Quick meaning: Jemmy is a noun meaning (Australia, slang) An immigrant.

Meaning

(Australia, slang) An immigrant.

More Meanings

1. To shoehorn, to cram.
2. Alternative spelling of jimmy (“crowbar”).
3. Alternative spelling of jimmy (“open with a crowbar”).
4. (archaic, UK, Ireland, slang) A sheep's head used as food.
5. (obsolete, slang) A greatcoat.
6. (archaic) Neat; elegant.

Example Sentences

your friend in the green jemmy

Louisa fetched the jemmy, and they approached the house in a line;.

two thousand people jemmied into a stadium built for fifteen hundred

I was agreeably surprised by seeing my young friend and companion, Robert Pott, driving up the avenue in a very jemmy equipage.

Word Forms

• jemmies
• jemmying
• jemmied
• jemmier
• jemmiest

Synonyms for jemmy

Depending on context, synonyms include jimmy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jimmy, jammy, sheepshead, muttonhead, jock, sheepfucker.

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