Speaking of sprinkles...

[Cimicats]

Anyone else call them jimmies? I suppose they won't know what I mean if I ask for jimmies on my ice cream at WDW.

 

[Telcogirl]

I generally refer to jimmies as the chocolate ones and sprinkles for the multi-colored ones.

 

[LittleStinkerbelle]

Yes! We called them jimmies as a kid. I've also lived in an area where they called them "shots." I usually say sprinkles now because that seems to be the most used around here.

 

[MickeyNicki]

Jimmie's is a New England thing...you say that in FL and they look at you like you are a nut case

 

[noahdove]

I call them sprinkles or confetti

 

[ncmickeyluvr]

Yes, jimmies is a New England thing...or possibly just MA. I grew up in Fairhaven, MA and chocolate sprinkles were always jimmies...I don't remember calling colored sprinkles anything..or even if they were an option I live in NC now, and my kids think I'm crazy when I call them jimmies. Makes me kind of homesick and sad.

 

[momrek06]

JIMMIES!!!

But we moved a year ago to SoCal. They call them sprinkles out here soooooo now we say sprinkles as no one has a clue what we are talking about when we ask for JIMMIES!

 

[pweyl36]

My dn and I had this arugement this weekend. I say jimmies and she says sprinkles. Jimmies go on ice cream and spinkles go on cupcakes!

 

[Jennasis]

I remember the first time I saw the word "jimmies" on an ice-cream store menu. I was like 7 and started crying because I didn't want "jimmies"...I wanted sprinkles! Even though they were the same thing, I was inconsolable and wouldn't have them on my ice cream.

Anyhooo...they are and always will be "sprinkles" to me.

 

[kutie78]

I grew up in Pittsburgh and we called them jimmies. Now i live in Erie and call them sprinkles.

 

[NeverlandClub23]

I call them sprinkles but have heard people call them jimmies before. I also know people (mostly elderly) that refer to paperclips as jimmies. I don't care what I have to call them to get the delicious multi-colored goodness!

By the way I hate when I go to Busch Gardens to get ice cream (which is fairly often) and I don't know how to refer to the multi-colored sprinkles cause they have the chocolate ones too. I once asked for the colored ones and got the chocolate ones. So now I end up saying "Those multi-colored ones over there. No, the ones to the right. The rainbow ones. No, the other jar"

 

[nmmom95]

I live in South Jersey and we call them jimmies.

 

[cinmell]

Anyone else call them jimmies?

I do!

 

[robinb]

We called them "jimmies" when we lived in Carver & Plymouth, MA as a kid.

 

[tinkerbell87512]

I generally refer to jimmies as the chocolate ones and sprinkles for the multi-colored ones.

Same here!

 

[beattyfamily]

I live in MA and everyone here (but me) calls them "Jimmies".

I also lived in CT and they call them "Shots".

I was born in NJ and moved around alot but I have always called them "sprinkles".

 

[SadieDog]

I'm from Maine and I call them jimmies too.

 

[irishbosoxfan]

I call them jimmies--DH and everyone else calls them sprinkles...even my girls They do know what I'm talking about though.

We had friends over and we were having a sundae buffet for all the kids so of course we had jimmies and when I was asking the little ones if they wanted jimmies on their ice cream their mom asked what that was and I picked up the bowl to show her which started the whole jimmies/sprinkles debate.

But I'm happy to say that I was able to convert the 4 year old!! Her mom was telling me they went to an ice cream shop and she told the guy behind the counter she wanted jimmies on her cone!

 

[Darsa]

I grew up in MA and we called 'em jimmies. My DD13, a Mainah, calls 'em sprinkles. I remember the look she gave me when I asked her if she wanted jimmies... the ONE time I asked her. It was the same look I get when I talk about going to get a drink at the bubbler.

 

[AgentGabs]

Being from Miami, I've never heard them called Jimmies.
Not until I went up to college in Tallahassee, my roommate was from Boston.
She called the cops "Po-po", called the water fountain "Bubbler"
We all thought she was insane lol

Funny thing though, down here Jimmie is considered slang for condom
so i'm sure if you ask for jimmies on your ice cream the poor server might be a bit confused.