to shimmy on down - Glite Dictionary

Examples

Let's shimmy on down to the party!
The dancers shimmied on down the street.
As soon as the music started, she couldn't resist and shimmy on down to the dance floor.
Everyone grabbed a partner and began to shimmy on down the hallway in celebration.
As soon as the music started, she couldn't resist and shimmy on down to the dance floor.
Everyone grabbed a partner and began to shimmy on down the hallway in celebration.
We're all going to shimmy on down to the beach for the fireworks show.

Synonyms

to bounce

vsto shimmy on down

391 1.3

To move quickly away from a surface after hitting it, moving up and down in a springy way

is lively dance movement that usually involves going toward a place

to dance

vsto shimmy on down

175 1.0

To move quickly and lightly from side to side or up and down

is energetic dancing that specifically includes movement toward a destination

to boogie

vsto shimmy on down

Informal

30 7.5

Dance energetically to lively upbeat music

is similar but stresses motion toward a particular place

to bust a move

vsto shimmy on down

Informal

13 8.9

To dance with a lot of energy to show skill or have fun

is the same energy but also implies moving toward a destination

to shimmy

vsto shimmy on down

11 7.7

To shake the body quickly from side to side as a dance move

is the same shaking energy but also implies moving toward somewhere

to sashay

vsto shimmy on down

8 7.4

To walk in a confident, smooth way to attract attention

is more energetic and implies moving toward a destination while dancing

to get jiggy

vsto shimmy on down

Slang

4 9.9

To dance in a lively, playful way

is similar but places emphasis on moving toward a place

to steppin'

vsto shimmy on down

Informal

1 8.4

Move your feet in time with music as a dance

is similar but implies going toward a particular place while dancing

to woogie

vsto shimmy on down

Informal

1 9.9

To dance in a joyful, energetic way

is the same energy but involves moving toward a place

to boogie on down

vsto shimmy on down

Informal

1 8.8

To dance in a lively way to music

is energetic dancing that specifically moves toward a place

to jive to the rhythm

vsto shimmy on down

Informal

7.5

Dance quickly and happily to the beat of music

is about energetic dancing that also has a directional movement

How Energetic

to shimmy on down

Informal

9.1

to stride

58 2.7

to trot down

2 3.8

to stroll

118 1.8

to amble

15 4.8

Surface Forms

shimmy on down infinitive

shimmyed on down past

shimmyed on down past participle

shimmying on down present participle

shimmies on down third person singular

Morphology

shimmy + on + down

The meaning is directly derivable from the known parts: 'shimmy' = to dance/ shake, and the particle sequence 'on down' conveys movement toward a place or continuation of motion. This motion+verb composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and follows ordinary English colloquial motion constructions, so a learner who knows the constituent words should infer the meaning.

Etymology

Shimmy on down comes from a simple dance image: shimmy means to shake your body quickly and on down means to move toward a place. So shimmy on down paints the picture of dancing your way to somewhere, which is why it means 'to move or dance energetically toward a particular place'.