slim jim

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English

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Noun

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slim jim (plural slim jims)

  1. (informal) A thin strip of metal such as spring steel used to unlock automobile doors without a key.
    Synonym: shim
  2. (informal) Someone or something very thin.
  3. (UK, historical) A narrow necktie worn by teddy boys.
  4. A kind of dipole radio antenna.

Adjective

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slim jim (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Very thin.
    • 1916, Robert Frost, A Girl's Garden:
      That ought to make you / An ideal one-girl farm, / And give you a chance to put some strength / On your slim-jim arm.