"remarkable person or thing," 1844, perhaps from an old song, "Dandy Jim of Caroline" (1840s).
jihad
Jill
jillion
jilt
Jim Crow
jim-dandy
Jiminy
jim-jam
jimmies
jimmy
jimson-weed
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