jammy, noun

/ˈdʒæmi/
Forms:
Also jammie.
Origin:
British EnglishShow more Perhaps formed on British English rhyming slang jam-jar car + (informal) noun-forming suffix -y (or -ie).
slang
see quotation 1971.
1963 [see chaff sense 1].
1971 M. Cozien in UCT Studies in Eng. Feb. 29In South African English slang, a Jammie was any sort of car, but particularly a rather well-worn one.
1977 C. Hope in S. Gray Theatre Two (1981) 36Some of the biggest brekers in town..me an’ the boet an’ them..until ou Paulie’s jammie hopped the Swartkops Bridge that night.
1977 C. Hope in S. Gray Theatre Two (1981) 52Jus’ pass me the keys for your jammie.
1978 A. Akhalwaya in Rand Daily Mail 10 July 7The timer’s left the tannie and vied with the suitcase in a jemmy...His father’s left his mother and gone off with the fat lady in a car.
1981 Cape Times 13 Nov. 4The unhorsed speed cop’s jammy..had broken down and was being towed away for repairs.
1982 D. Kramer Short Back & Sides 61Got a twin-carb V-8 in this jammie that I drive. You can take me for a dice but you won’t survive. I need new tyres, need new shocks.
1985 E. Prov. Herald 16 Apr. (advt)Rent a Jammy. Cars from R10 per day.
see quotation 1971.
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