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Definition of Shimmy
1. Noun. An abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels). "He could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
2. Verb. Tremble or shake. "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"
3. Noun. A woman's sleeveless undergarment.
Terms within: Shoulder Strap, Strap
Generic synonyms: Undergarment, Unmentionable
4. Verb. Dance a shimmy. "Sam and Sue shimmy"
Generic synonyms: Dance, Trip The Light Fantastic, Trip The Light Fantastic Toe
5. Noun. Lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips.
Definition of Shimmy
1. n. A chemise.
Definition of Shimmy
1. Noun. An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) A dance that was popular in the 1920s. ¹
3. Noun. (rare) A sleeveless chemise. ¹
4. Verb. To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs.) ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shimmy
1. to vibrate or wobble [v -MIED, -MYING, -MIES]
Medical Definition of Shimmy
1. A chemise. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shimmy
Literary usage of Shimmy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"The dances were "shimmy," or "honk-a-tonk" dances, and were Indulged In by both
white and black persons. It does not appear that the two races were on the ..."
2. Earthquakes: A Teacher's Package for K-6 edited by Phyllis R. Marcuccio (1999)
"shimmy - shimmy - shake! With a rattle rattle here And a rumble tumble there Here
... shimmy - shimmy - shake! GGGD Verse3 Get under something near and safe ..."
3. The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and Wrong by Alfred Ayres (1882)
"shimmy. " We derive from the French language our word chemise ... In this country,
it is often pronounced by people who should know better—shimmy. ..."
4. The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Disenssions of the Right and the by Thomas Embley Osmun (1909)
"shimmy. " We derive from the French language our word chemise—pronounced ...
In this country h is often pronounced by people who should know better, shimmy. ..."
5. The Verbalist: A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the by Alfred Ayres (1881)
"shimmy. " We derive from the French language our word chemise ... In this country,
it is often pronounced by people who should know better—shimmy. ..."
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