slim jim

See also: Slim Jim

English

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.

   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

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.