slim jimn.

/slɪm dʒɪm/

Forms: Also slim Jim, Slim Jim.

Etymology: Rhyming combination of slim adj. and the proper name Jim.

1. A very slim or thin person.

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the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > thin shape > person having

staffc1405

notomy1487

rakea1529

crag1542

scrag1542

sneakbill1546

starveling1546

slim1548

ghost1590

bald-rib1598

bare-bone1598

bow-case1599

atomy1600

sneaksbill1602

thin-gut1602

anatomya1616

sharg1623

skeleton1630

raw-bone1635

living skeleton1650

strammel1706

scarecrow1711

rickle of bones1729

shargar1754

squeeze-crab1785

rack of bones1804

thread-paper1824

bag of bones1838

dry-bones1845

skinnymalink1870

hairpin1879

slim jim1889

skinny1907

underweight1910

asthenic1925

ectomorph1940

skinny-malinky1957

matchstick1959

1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxxix. 500 Go it, slim Jim!

2. transferred. (See quot. 1925.)

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > stick or tube

wreath1562

rock1718

sugar stick1825

pipe1843

lemon platt1916

slim jim1916

seaside rock1963

1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist ii. 104 He had..eaten slim jim out of his cricket cap.

1925 J. Joyce Let. 31 Oct. (1966) III. 129 This is a kind of sweet meat made of a soft marshmellow jelly which is coated first with pink sugar and then powdered, so far as I remember with cocoanut chips. It is called ‘Slim Jim’ because it is sold in strips about a foot or a foot and a half in length and an inch in breadth.

3. attributive. Designating something long and thin or narrow, as slim-jim pants, slim-jim tie, etc. Also elliptical in plural.

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1916 R. Frost Mountain Interval 60 That ought to make you An ideal one-girl farm, And give you a chance to put some strength On your slim-jim arm.

1956 Amer. Speech 31 307 Frontier Pants..slim jims, long pants, tapered so closely that they must be zipped at the ankles, or must have slits.

1957 Times 12 Nov. (Canada Suppl.) p. xv/4 For miles and miles of suburban area you will rarely see a young woman out of blue jeans, shorts or slim-jim pants during the day.

1960 Guardian 9 Mar. 6/1 Warm flannelette lined corduroy ‘slim jims’.

1962 Times 13 Apr. 6/4 Worthing Museum..is asking for a Teddy boy costume, ‘with narrow trousers, fancy waist~coat, three-quarter jacket, Slim Jim tie and thick-soled crepe sneakers’.

1962 Spectator 27 Apr. 536 The spade ties everyone wore before the slim jims came in.

1973 O. Sela Portuguese Fragment (1974) xi. 61 He wore a long sleeved white shirt and slim-jim tie.

Draft additions September 2020

North American. A long, thin strip of metal, usually with a hooked end, used to unlock or force open the door of a vehicle.

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1978 J. S. Howland Vehicle Anti-Theft Security Syst. Design (U.S. Dept. Transportation) II. iii. 19 ‘Slim-Jim’... Another common method used to unlock doors involves use of a thin blade of spring steel with a hook or notch on one end.

2012 C. Stroud Niceville 283 I had a Slim Jim, popped the rear hatch on his Hummer.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	slim jim
释义	slim jimn. /slɪm dʒɪm/ Forms: Also slim Jim, Slim Jim. Etymology: Rhyming combination of slim adj. and the proper name Jim. 1. A very slim or thin person. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > thin shape > person having staffc1405 notomy1487 rakea1529 crag1542 scrag1542 sneakbill1546 starveling1546 slim1548 ghost1590 bald-rib1598 bare-bone1598 bow-case1599 atomy1600 sneaksbill1602 thin-gut1602 anatomya1616 sharg1623 skeleton1630 raw-bone1635 living skeleton1650 strammel1706 scarecrow1711 rickle of bones1729 shargar1754 squeeze-crab1785 rack of bones1804 thread-paper1824 bag of bones1838 dry-bones1845 skinnymalink1870 hairpin1879 slim jim1889 skinny1907 underweight1910 asthenic1925 ectomorph1940 skinny-malinky1957 matchstick1959 1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xxxix. 500 Go it, slim Jim! 2. transferred. (See quot. 1925.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > stick or tube wreath1562 rock1718 sugar stick1825 pipe1843 lemon platt1916 slim jim1916 seaside rock1963 1916 J. Joyce Portrait of Artist ii. 104 He had..eaten slim jim out of his cricket cap. 1925 J. Joyce Let. 31 Oct. (1966) III. 129 This is a kind of sweet meat made of a soft marshmellow jelly which is coated first with pink sugar and then powdered, so far as I remember with cocoanut chips. It is called ‘Slim Jim’ because it is sold in strips about a foot or a foot and a half in length and an inch in breadth. 3. attributive. Designating something long and thin or narrow, as slim-jim pants, slim-jim tie, etc. Also elliptical in plural. ΚΠ 1916 R. Frost Mountain Interval 60 That ought to make you An ideal one-girl farm, And give you a chance to put some strength On your slim-jim arm. 1956 Amer. Speech 31 307 Frontier Pants..slim jims, long pants, tapered so closely that they must be zipped at the ankles, or must have slits. 1957 Times 12 Nov. (Canada Suppl.) p. xv/4 For miles and miles of suburban area you will rarely see a young woman out of blue jeans, shorts or slim-jim pants during the day. 1960 Guardian 9 Mar. 6/1 Warm flannelette lined corduroy ‘slim jims’. 1962 Times 13 Apr. 6/4 Worthing Museum..is asking for a Teddy boy costume, ‘with narrow trousers, fancy waist~coat, three-quarter jacket, Slim Jim tie and thick-soled crepe sneakers’. 1962 Spectator 27 Apr. 536 The spade ties everyone wore before the slim jims came in. 1973 O. Sela Portuguese Fragment (1974) xi. 61 He wore a long sleeved white shirt and slim-jim tie. Draft additions September 2020 North American. A long, thin strip of metal, usually with a hooked end, used to unlock or force open the door of a vehicle. ΚΠ 1978 J. S. Howland Vehicle Anti-Theft Security Syst. Design (U.S. Dept. Transportation) II. iii. 19 ‘Slim-Jim’... Another common method used to unlock doors involves use of a thin blade of spring steel with a hook or notch on one end. 2012 C. Stroud Niceville 283 I had a Slim Jim, popped the rear hatch on his Hummer. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1889
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