Definition of Shimmeys

1. shimmey [n] - See also: shimmey

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shimmeys

shimadas
shimamushi disease
shime-waza
shimekomi
shimiyana
shimmed
shimmer
shimmered
shimmeriness
shimmering
shimmeringly
shimmers
shimmery
shimmey
shimmeys (current term)
shimmied
shimmies
shimming
shimmy
shimmy-shammy
shimmy on down
shimmying
shimpan
shimpan bucho
shimpan fukubucho
shims
shin
shin-splints
shin bone

Literary usage of Shimmeys

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The dog fiend; or, Snarleyyow by Frederick Marryat (1856)
""Duds! men! No, they keep them all on the other side. We have nothing but petticoats here and shimmeys." " Then what must I do ? ..."

2. Snarleyyow, Or, The Dog Fiend by Frederick Marryat (1896)
""Duds, men! No, they keep them all on the other side. We have nothing but petticoats here and shimmeys." " Then what must I do ? ..."

3. Dictionary of Americanisms. by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"(Fr. chemise.) A woman's under-garment. The ghost was nothing but Aunt Katy's shimmeys pinned on the Hue to dry, and I was a darned fool to be scared by it. ..."

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