chammy UK/ˈʃæmi/ uncommon noun 1. a soft suede leather formerly from the sheep of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin Synonymschamoischamois leatherchammy leathershammyshammy leather Related words Word family chammy leather Broader terms leather Narrower terms wash leather WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.