shimmy
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A lively dance to jazz or ragtime that shakes the shoulders and hips
- noun
- /ˈʃɪmi/
- Archaic
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shimmy
- So we'll do the step-touch, the twist, the shimmy and then we'll end with some jazz hands.
- shimmy dance
- hip shimmy
- a little shimmy
It's time for Drew's news, your daily shimmy of those good news shoulders.
- It's time for Drew's news, your daily shimmy of those good news shoulders.
Examples
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♪ So shake your shimmy, sister ♪
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When you are done, drop the hoop straight to the floor and give a little circular hip shimmy.
Blog text (8) -
- Make sure you do that shimmy as well, OK?
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So, with a shimmy and a shake...
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Yeah, I like the shimmy.
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It's a shimmy in the shoulders
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Shake your shimmy, girl!
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Jerry follows as Butch shimmies to the wall.
Fiction book (1993) -
He looks at her and does this adorable thing with his shoulders, a half shrug, half shimmy.
Fiction book (2002) -
At the party, everyone joined in for a joyous shimmy to the lively jazz music.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Shimmy as a dance was named for the strong shaking move dancers used, the same basic idea as shake, so the shimmy is a lively dance of fast shoulder and hip shaking.