Jimmy vs Ham - What's the difference?
jimmy | ham |
or Jim, also used as a formal given name.
* 1979 , Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, ISBN 0151239576, page 184:
(Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened form of (Jimmy Riddle), a piddle.
(anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
(countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
(uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.
* (rfdate), Audra Lilly Griffeth, A King's Daughter (ISBN 146915532X):
The back of the thigh.
(internet, informal) Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.
An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
An amateur radio operator.
To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.
English terms with multiple etymologies
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As nouns the difference between jimmy and ham
is that jimmy is chocolate sprinkles used as a topping for ice cream, cookies, or cupcakes while ham is haem / heme.As a verb jimmy
is to pry (something, especially a lock) open with or as if with a crowbar.jimmy
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy .
Synonyms
* (piddle) piddle, pee, weeDerived terms
* Jimmy Riddle * Jimmy Woodserham
English
(wikipedia ham)Etymology 1
From (etyl) hamme, from (etyl) . Compare gammon.Noun
(en noun)- a little piece of ham for the cat
- She put some ham in the beans and cut up some sweet potatoes to boil.
Derived terms
* ham-fisted * hambone * hammy, hamstringEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(-)Usage notes
* Persists in many old place names, such as (Buckingham).References
*Etymology 3
Shortened from , said to derive from the 1863 minstrel show song The Ham-fat Man ."ham", Online Etymology Dictionary
