Shimmy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shimmy \Shim"my\, n.
     A chemise. [Colloq.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  shimmy
       n 1: an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the
            fromt wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering
            wheel"
       2: a woman's sleeveless undergarment [syn: {chemise}, {shift},
          {slip}, {teddies}, {teddy}]
       3: lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking
          of the shoulders and hips
       v 1: tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained
            emotion" [syn: {wobble}]
       2: dance a shimmy
       [also: {shimmied}]