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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Jimmies - word origin #78430 08/16/02 04:30 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Nothing added by here is a site about it: http://www.word-detective.com/030299.html#jimmies I think I first saw them some time shortly after WWII, in Massachusetts. Never heard any derogatory association. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Jimmies - word origin maderiye 08/16/02 12:32 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin wwh 08/16/02 04:30 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin AnnaStrophic 08/16/02 04:44 PM Jimmies are way serious Hyla 08/16/02 07:51 PM Re: Jimmies are way serious WhitmanO'Neill 08/16/02 09:15 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin sjm 08/16/02 10:02 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin Capital Kiwi 08/16/02 10:08 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin sjm 08/16/02 10:11 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin wwh 08/16/02 10:44 PM Re: tenuous connection to cones chocolate dipped wow 08/17/02 08:10 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin wsieber 08/19/02 01:02 PM gestampte muisjes! of troy 08/19/02 03:45 PM Re: gestampte muisjes! RhubarbCommando 08/20/02 09:30 AM Re: Jimmies - word origin Jackie 08/20/02 10:51 AM Re: Jimmies - word origin RhubarbCommando 08/20/02 11:38 AM Re: Jimmies - word origin belMarduk 08/20/02 07:50 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin Faldage 08/21/02 12:25 AM Re: Jimmies - word origin rkay 08/22/02 03:43 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin of troy 08/22/02 03:49 PM Re: Jimmies - word origin Faldage 08/22/02 03:52 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 Topics13,913 Posts229,315 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 247 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,532 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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