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    Patwa headword

    Shimmy

    /SHIM-ee/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Camisole / Dance"
    Definition
    A woman's undershirt/camisole, or a shaking dance move.
    Example
    "She wearing a shimmy."
    Origin
    French (chemise).

    As an everyday term, Shimmy is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.