slim jim

noun, adj — 6 senses

slim jim

nounalso spelled Slim Jim

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

UK, Historical A narrow necktie worn by teddy boys.

4

A kind of dipole radio antenna.

slim jim

adj

1

Informal Very thin.

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

Slim Jim

noun

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

1

Rail transport, Railways, Transport UK A British Rail Class 33/2 locomotive.

Related terms: Crompton, Bagpipe

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