jim-jamn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɪmdʒam/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɪmˌdʒæm/

Etymology: A reduplicated term, of which the elements are unexplained; perhaps only whimsical: compare flim-flam, trim-tram, whim-wham, etc. Connection with the first element of gimcrack is possible, but the latter is not found till later.

1. A fanciful or trivial article, a gimcrack, a knick-knack. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial

gewgaw?c1225

frivolc1450

whim-whama1529

jim-jamc1540

trickc1550

flamfew1574

ribaldry1594

bubble1598

kickshawa1616

fairy money1616

foolation1628

fingle-fanglea1652

trangama1658

tinsel1660

gingerbread1664

finnimbrun1676

gimcrack1676

knacka1677

tawdrum1680

knick-knack1682

trantlum1768

knick-knacket1793

folderol1820

jigamaree1824

novelty1840

fool's gold1870

flapdoodle1877

fal-lal1902

c1540 Image Ipocrysy iv, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 446 These be as knappishe knackes As ever man made, For javells and for iackes, a jymiam for a iade.

1565 M. Harding in J. Jewel Def. Apol. (1611) 381 To shew vs..whether he had some iimjam made for him to take it vp, hold it and put it on handsomely.

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. E A thousand iymiams and toyes haue they in theyr chambers.

1890 R. Kipling Phantom 'Rickshaw 85 There was half a dozen big stone idols. Dravot he goes to the biggest..and says: ‘That's all right..all these old jim-jams are my friends.’

2. plural. Fantastic ways, peculiarities. colloquial.

ΚΠ

1899 Daily News 16 Dec. 8/3 Oh, that's all right. Every regiment has its little jim-jams.

3. plural.

a. Delirium tremens. slang.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > delirium tremens

delirium tremens1813

mania a potu1818

oenomania1852

D.T.1858

jump1879

jim-jams1885

jimmies1900

heebie-jeebies1923

1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 42 I'll die on the flags with the jim-jams before I'll wet my lips with it again.

1897 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 702 One man was just recovering from an attack of the jim-jams.

b. The fidgets, jitteriness; a fit of depression. colloquial.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > fit of

gloominga1400

dumpa1535

mubble fubbles1589

mulligrubs1599

mumps1599

mood1609

blues1741

mopes1742

gloom1744

humdrums1757

dismals1764

horror1768

mournfuls1794

doldrum1811

doleful1822

glumps1825

jim-jams1896

katzenjammer1897

the sniffles1903

mopery1907

joes1916

woofits1918

cafard1924

jimmies1928

the blahs1969

downer1970

the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > state of nervous restlessness

fidget1674

fidgetiness1792

jim-jams1896

jimmies1928

1896 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Mag. Sept. 537 They gave me the jimjams and the fantods and caked up what brains I had.

1904 Strand Mag. Dec. 770/2 By Gosh, look there. Enough to give a fellow the jim-jams, isn't it?

1923 E. P. Oppenheim Myst. Road ii. xiii If I begin to think, I get the jim-jams.

1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon i. vi. 44 Who was the old buffer?..he gave me ‘the jim-jams’.

1931 C. Mackenzie Buttercups & Daisies xiii. 169 I reckon if you put him in the upper circle at Charley's Aunt he'd give half the audience the jim-jams and upset the whole piece.

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xix. 332 ‘There is someone out there,’ he said. ‘Or else I'm giving myself the jim-jams.’

1961 R. M. Patterson Buffalo Head vi. 223 The sides gave me the jim-jams merely to look at them: on the south, sliding rock and then a drop of 2000 feet down.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jim-jam
释义	jim-jamn. Brit. /ˈdʒɪmdʒam/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪmˌdʒæm/ Etymology: A reduplicated term, of which the elements are unexplained; perhaps only whimsical: compare flim-flam, trim-tram, whim-wham, etc. Connection with the first element of gimcrack is possible, but the latter is not found till later. 1. A fanciful or trivial article, a gimcrack, a knick-knack. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial gewgaw?c1225 frivolc1450 whim-whama1529 jim-jamc1540 trickc1550 flamfew1574 ribaldry1594 bubble1598 kickshawa1616 fairy money1616 foolation1628 fingle-fanglea1652 trangama1658 tinsel1660 gingerbread1664 finnimbrun1676 gimcrack1676 knacka1677 tawdrum1680 knick-knack1682 trantlum1768 knick-knacket1793 folderol1820 jigamaree1824 novelty1840 fool's gold1870 flapdoodle1877 fal-lal1902 c1540 Image Ipocrysy iv, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 446 These be as knappishe knackes As ever man made, For javells and for iackes, a jymiam for a iade. 1565 M. Harding in J. Jewel Def. Apol. (1611) 381 To shew vs..whether he had some iimjam made for him to take it vp, hold it and put it on handsomely. 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. E A thousand iymiams and toyes haue they in theyr chambers. 1890 R. Kipling Phantom 'Rickshaw 85 There was half a dozen big stone idols. Dravot he goes to the biggest..and says: ‘That's all right..all these old jim-jams are my friends.’ 2. plural. Fantastic ways, peculiarities. colloquial. ΚΠ 1899 Daily News 16 Dec. 8/3 Oh, that's all right. Every regiment has its little jim-jams. 3. plural. a. Delirium tremens. slang. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > delirium tremens delirium tremens1813 mania a potu1818 oenomania1852 D.T.1858 jump1879 jim-jams1885 jimmies1900 heebie-jeebies1923 1885 J. Runciman Skippers & Shellbacks 42 I'll die on the flags with the jim-jams before I'll wet my lips with it again. 1897 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 702 One man was just recovering from an attack of the jim-jams. b. The fidgets, jitteriness; a fit of depression. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > fit of gloominga1400 dumpa1535 mubble fubbles1589 mulligrubs1599 mumps1599 mood1609 blues1741 mopes1742 gloom1744 humdrums1757 dismals1764 horror1768 mournfuls1794 doldrum1811 doleful1822 glumps1825 jim-jams1896 katzenjammer1897 the sniffles1903 mopery1907 joes1916 woofits1918 cafard1924 jimmies1928 the blahs1969 downer1970 the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [noun] > state of nervous restlessness fidget1674 fidgetiness1792 jim-jams1896 jimmies1928 1896 ‘M. Twain’ in Harper's Mag. Sept. 537 They gave me the jimjams and the fantods and caked up what brains I had. 1904 Strand Mag. Dec. 770/2 By Gosh, look there. Enough to give a fellow the jim-jams, isn't it? 1923 E. P. Oppenheim Myst. Road ii. xiii If I begin to think, I get the jim-jams. 1926 J. Galsworthy Silver Spoon i. vi. 44 Who was the old buffer?..he gave me ‘the jim-jams’. 1931 C. Mackenzie Buttercups & Daisies xiii. 169 I reckon if you put him in the upper circle at Charley's Aunt he'd give half the audience the jim-jams and upset the whole piece. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xix. 332 ‘There is someone out there,’ he said. ‘Or else I'm giving myself the jim-jams.’ 1961 R. M. Patterson Buffalo Head vi. 223 The sides gave me the jim-jams merely to look at them: on the south, sliding rock and then a drop of 2000 feet down. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1540
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