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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Jimmies - word origin #78443 08/20/02 11:38 AM Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 R RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah RhubarbCommando Pooh-Bah R Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 2,204 One reason why they would never be called "Jimmies" over here is that the word was a very usual piece of rhyming slang - a contraction for "Jimmy Riddle." 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 Posts229,318 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 (), 775 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,535 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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