shifty, adj. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

shifty adj.

[SE shifty, ‘full of shifts or expedients; well able to shift for oneself’; this 16C–19C sense has been superseded in SE by the negative ‘fond of indirect or dishonest methods; addicted to evasion or artifice; not straightforward, not to be depended on’ (OED)]

(US black) calm, cool, unruffled.

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Ebonics Primer at www.dolemite.com 🌐 shifty Definition: to be extremely smooth in a situation. cool under pressure. Example: That Dolemite is one shifty nigga!!!!