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shimmy-shammy

shimmy-shammy noun: secretive, illicit activity or favor trading.

Noun

shimmy-shammy (uncountable)

  1. Secretive, illicit activity or favor trading.
    • The four-month suspension is, in effect, the result of a little political shimmy-shammy. In return for some high profile Gorecki supporters endorsing Bob Spence, a judicial candidate favored by Thomas, he agreed to the four-month suspension.2006, Michael Miner, “Court of No Resort”, in Chicago Reader

Questions about shimmy-shammy

What does shimmy-shammy mean?
Shimmy-shammy means secretive, illicit activity or favor trading.
What part of speech is shimmy-shammy?
Shimmy-shammy is a noun.

Words near shimmy-shammy in the dictionary

  1. shimmies on down
  2. shimming
  3. shimmy
  4. shimmy on down
  5. shimmy shake
  6. shimmy-shammy
  7. shimmying
  8. shimmying on down
  9. shimmyings
  10. Shimoda
  11. Shimoji

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