(obsolete, UK, slang) A person who goes half-naked on the streets in order to beg for money.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A person who goes half-naked on the streets in order to beg for money.
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'shimmy.' a chemise. Leeds Merc. Suppl. (June 2, 1804) : (S.P.U.)