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Meaning of shimmy

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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 [syn: {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" [syn: {shimmy}, {wobble}]
      2: dance a shimmy

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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