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Gentlemen Jims

Gentlemen 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 Gentlemen Jims

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

Words near Gentlemen Jims in the dictionary

  1. gentlemanship
  2. gentlemen
  3. gentlemen about town
  4. gentlemen and scholars
  5. gentlemen farmers
  6. Gentlemen Jims
  7. gentlemen of leisure
  8. gentlemen of the back door
  9. gentlemen rankers
  10. gentlemen scientists
  11. gentlemen's

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