slim jim

English
slim jims

Noun

slim jim (plural slim jims)

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

Adjective

slim jim (not comparable)

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