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English Dictionary: shimmy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shimmy
n
  1. an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
  2. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
    Synonym(s): chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, 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"
    Synonym(s): shimmy, wobble
  2. dance a shimmy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Shimmy \Shim"my\, n.
      A chemise. [Colloq.]
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