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Who is little Jimmy?
by aksjfnkajsnd 6y ago
Who is little Jimmy?
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- jdxcode 6y agoIt refers to an old American comicstrip with a little kid that didn’t know much. (I think anyways) It just sort of means any below-average person.
- aidenn0 6y agoJimmy is a diminutive form of James. It's the sort of thing where parents would call a kid "jimmy" and when they grow up they will ask people to call them "Jim" or "James." Adding "little" in front just stresses the fact that we are talking about a kid, so the references are about dumbing it down for kids. Johnny is probably a bit more common than Jimmy, but I've seen both. See e.g. [1] 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Johnny_Can%27t_Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Johnny_Can%27t_Read
- sundarurfriend 6y agoThe poster-child for the movie "Think of the Children!"