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shimmy, n.
(shimmies)
more info lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
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shimmy
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derivationally related form
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more info a woman's sleeveless undergarment
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chemise shift shimmy slip teddy
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part meronym
more info an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
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shimmy

sample sentences

"he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
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