Jimmy the One

proper noun

A first lieutenant in the navy.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. UKslanggovernmentA first lieutenant in the navy.

    By custom of the Navy the first lieutenant, or "Jimmy the One" as he is called, is in charge of cables and cablework on the forecastle.

    1943, Sir Reginald Bacon, Britain's Glorious Navy, page 28
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    He looks up and greets me in the bluff good-natured way that makes him popular with everyone from Jimmy the One down to our newest ordinary seaman.

    2017, Martin Mace, The Royal Navy at Dunkirk
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Jimmy the One. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jimmy%20the%20One

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Chicago

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