jimmy up

verb

Synonym of gin up.

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gin up
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Meanings

verbjimmy up (third-person singular simple present jimmies up, present participle jimmying up, simple past and past participle jimmied up)

present singular third person jimmies up · participle present jimmying up · participle past jimmied up · past jimmied up

  1. Synonym of gin up.

    Synonyms: gin up

  2. informalTo break (something).
  3. informalTo modify (something), especially to specialize it for one's purpose; to improvise modifications to (something).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of gin up.

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gin up
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APA

jimmy up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jimmy%20up

MLA

“jimmy up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jimmy%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jimmy up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jimmy%20up.

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