What (who) is shimmy - definition
TYPE OF DANCE
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shimmy
¦ noun (plural shimmies)
1. a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body shakes or sways.
2. shaking, especially abnormal vibration of the wheels of a motor vehicle.
¦ verb (shimmies, shimmying, shimmied)
1. dance the shimmy.
2. shake or vibrate abnormally.
3. move swiftly and effortlessly.
Origin
early 20th cent.: of unknown origin.
shimmy
(shimmies, shimmying, shimmied)
If you shimmy, you dance or move in a way that involves shaking your hips and shoulders from side to side.
Dancers shimmied in the streets of New Orleans...
VERB: V
shimmy
1) Shimmy is a word to use in place of any other word when describing something.
Pass over that shimmy'There were beans and all kinds of shimmy there.
2) To dance.
Said to mates in a club: I love this song! I've gotta go shimmy!
Pass over that shimmy'There were beans and all kinds of shimmy there.
2) To dance.
Said to mates in a club: I love this song! I've gotta go shimmy!
Wikipedia
Shimmy
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A shimmy is a dance move in which the body is held still, except for the shoulders, which are quickly alternated back and forth. When the right shoulder goes back, the left one comes forward.
Pronunciation examples for shimmy
1. Although Chris Paul did shimmy in Steph Curry's face
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2. And guys, if you've ever done that, the little shimmy,
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3. So sneak in the closet, have to shimmy--
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4. – Uncle Henry won! Three cheers for him! – Dance! Don't shimmy like an Italian.
A Good Year (2006)
5. shimmy over the sand to create its ridges
and hollows, which protect the fertilized
A Song of Ice and New Species
Examples of use of shimmy
1. It can rock, shift, or shimmy off –– baby and all.
2. One of these was from Shimmy Biegeleisen, who worked for Fiduciary Trust in the south tower on computer systems.
3. Ever thought you‘d see Brazilian shimmy–king Ronaldinho do some tricks, maybe balance the ball on his head?
4. Bars emptied as men spilled into the street to shimmy behind her.
5. "We made him take off his man dress and shimmy toward us," Nagelmeyer said.