A fork of Rural Dictionary
Zimmerman (Past-tense: Zimmerman'd) - to provoke a physical altercation resulting in killing the target in self-defense; To provoke a fist-fight and shoot the opponent in self-defense;
1:"Did you hear about the shooting on Broadside & the Tollway?" 2:"Yeah, man, that guy got totally Zimmerman'd." 1:"Hey, he acted in self-defense! That other guy was a punk and hit him first." 1:"Honey, look, there's a guy in a hoodie walking down the block." 2:"Is he black?" 1:"I don't know but I'm scared, what should we do?" 2:"Where's my pistol, baby? I'm going to have to Zimmerman this one, be ready to call 911."
To take down a lethal threat using deadly force. Become a hero by killing a criminal
I just saved a guy, pulled a Zimmerman. Can't simmer the zimmer.
Verb. The act of starting a fight with a person of lower social or ethnic status and then deploying a weapon, claiming self-defense afterwards. Can be done by any clean cut person with a minimal criminal record, provided the lesser person can be deemed a worse person. Named after George Zimmerman, a white Hispanic/German-American and son of a judge who successfully chased and killed a black teenager coming home from the store with a bag of skittles, and was found not guilty by means of self defense because the teen fought back.
Judge's Son: Hey what are you doing on my street?! (gun in hand) Minority: Why are you following me cracker? Judge's Son: Watch how you talk to me or I'll pull a Zimmerman on you.