Sekirov Dictionary

shimmy

/ˈʃɪ.mi/

verb 5
noun 4
forms 3
phrases 1

verb5

To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
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To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
- He shimmied up the flagpole.
- The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.
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To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
- Jump up to the ledge on your right and shimmy around the corner. — 2009
To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.

noun4

A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
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A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- The tango, the Texas Tommy, Walking the Dog, the one step, the fox trot, the shimmy, and all their out-growths, had their origin in the palaces of lust on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco. — 1930
An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
(rare) A sleeveless chemise.

forms

shimmied · shimmying · shimmies

Phrases with shimmy

shimmy on down
To go somewhere.

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