English Explanatory Dictionary

slim jim

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thin strip of metal such as spring steel used to unlock automobile doors without a key.
  2. Someone or something very thin.
  3. A narrow necktie worn by teddy boys.
  4. A kind of dipole radio antenna.
adj
  1. Very thin.
noun
  1. A British Rail Class 33/2 locomotive.

Word forms

slim jim slim jims

Etymology

In allusion to the subclass being 7 inches narrower, due to being constructed for use on the gauge-restricted Hastings line.

Synonyms

shim

Related words

Crompton Bagpipe
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