noun
General Slang
jimmies
· noun · boston
Chocolate sprinkles, in New England.
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Definitions
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What the rest of America calls sprinkles. In New England (especially Boston), 'jimmies' specifically refers to the chocolate ones; the rainbow ones are just 'sprinkles'. Order an ice cream at a Boston shop and you'll be asked which you want.
“Vanilla soft-serve with jimmies, please.”
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jimmies In A Sentence
Vanilla soft-serve with jimmies, please.
Origin & Usage
Disputed. Often credited to the Just Born candy company (1930s) naming them after an employee Jimmy Bartholomew, though that's contested. The Brigham's ice cream chain helped cement the term across New England.
Variants
jimmys
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