Overview of noun shimmy

The noun shimmy has 3 senses

• shimmy -- (an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel")


• chemise, shimmy, shift, slip, teddy -- (a woman's sleeveless undergarment)


• shimmy -- (lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips)

Overview of verb shimmy

The verb shimmy has 2 senses

• shimmy, wobble -- (tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion")


• shimmy -- (dance a shimmy)