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jimmied up

jimmied up is the simple past and past participle of jimmy up.

Meaning of jimmy up

Verb

jimmy up (third-person singular simple present jimmies up, present participle jimmying up, simple past and past participle jimmied up)

  1. Synonym of gin up.
    Synonyms:
    gin up
  2. (informal) To break (something).
  3. (informal) To modify (something), especially to specialize it for one's purpose; to improvise modifications to (something).

Questions about jimmied up

What is jimmied up the simple past and past participle of?
Jimmied up is the simple past and past participle of jimmy up.

Words near jimmied up in the dictionary

  1. Jimmerson
  2. Jimmersons
  3. Jimmi
  4. Jimmie
  5. jimmied
  6. jimmied up
  7. jimmies
  8. jimmies up
  9. jimming up
  10. jimminy
  11. jimminy cricket

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