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Gentleman Jims

Gentleman Jims is the plural of Gentleman Jim.

Meaning of Gentleman Jim

Noun

Gentleman Jim (usually uncountable, plural Gentleman Jims or Gentlemen Jims)

  1. (informal, usually) A man, especially one named James, whose behavior shows him to have a polite, courteous, and respectable nature.
    • When Sullivan met Corbett at New Orleans, Gentleman Jim landed the champion a terrific jolt with his right, smiled sweetly and said, "To think, John, of your coming all the way from Boston to get that."1916, Elbert Hubbard, “Philip D. Armour”, in Little Journeys Vol. 11: Great Businessmen

Questions about Gentleman Jims

What is Gentleman Jims the plural of?
Gentleman Jims is the plural of Gentleman Jim.

Words near Gentleman Jims in the dictionary

  1. gentleman farmer
  2. gentleman farmers
  3. gentleman farms
  4. gentleman in waiting
  5. Gentleman Jim
  6. Gentleman Jims
  7. gentleman of leisure
  8. gentleman of the back door
  9. gentleman ranker
  10. gentleman rankers
  11. gentleman scientist

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