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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Jimmies - word origin #78434 08/16/2002 10:02 PM Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina sjm old hand sjm old hand Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 742 Akina When I read the title of this thread, I thought it was asking how "Jimmy" came to be the generic nickname for Glaswegians. Perhaps jmh would know. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Jimmies - word origin maderiye 08/16/2002 12:32 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin wwh 08/16/2002 4:30 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin AnnaStrophic 08/16/2002 4:44 PM Jimmies are way serious Hyla 08/16/2002 7:51 PM Re: Jimmies are way serious WhitmanO'Neill 08/16/2002 9:15 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin sjm 08/16/2002 10:02 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin Capital Kiwi 08/16/2002 10:08 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin sjm 08/16/2002 10:11 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin wwh 08/16/2002 10:44 PM Re: tenuous connection to cones chocolate dipped wow 08/17/2002 8:10 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin wsieber 08/19/2002 1:02 PM gestampte muisjes! of troy 08/19/2002 3:45 PM Re: gestampte muisjes! RhubarbCommando 08/20/2002 9:30 AM Re: Jimmies - word origin Jackie 08/20/2002 10:51 AM Re: Jimmies - word origin RhubarbCommando 08/20/2002 11:38 AM Re: Jimmies - word origin belMarduk 08/20/2002 7:50 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin Faldage 08/21/2002 12:25 AM Re: Jimmies - word origin rkay 08/22/2002 3:43 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin of troy 08/22/2002 3:49 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin Faldage 08/22/2002 3:52 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 8 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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