1. a short crowbar used by burglars to force open doors, windows, etc.
Usage: informal

1. to force open with or as if with a jimmy
Usage: informal

Examples

• The burglar used a jimmy to break into the house.
• Police found a jimmy in the suspect’s car.
• Someone jimmied the lock on the back door.
• The thieves jimmied open the cash register.
• He jimmied the window latch with a screwdriver.
• The detective noticed jimmy marks around the door frame.