Definition of "jimmies" []

• Small particles of chocolate or flavored candy sprinkled on ice cream as a topping. (noun-plural)

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• "I found a great substitute for the sequin "jimmies" a lovely metallic embroidery floss that is washable."
• "Hustlers who bonnet a man and beat his breath out of him and empty his pockets before he knows what is the matter with him, -- the Burglars, with their "jimmies" in their pockets, -- the fighting robbers, with their brass knuckles, -- the whole set in a vast thief-constituency, thick as rats in sewers, -- these were the disputants whom the emissaries of the"
• "We used to add chocolate sprinkles they’re called jimmies where I come from and it was a tradition when my boys were small, to have red hots for the tips of the trees and the noses of the reindeer."