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• shimmy — [shim′ē] n. 1. [< CHEMISE misunderstood as pl.] [Old Slang] Slang former a chemise ☆ 2. [< phr. to shake a shimmy] a) a jazz dance, popular in the 1920s, characterized by much shaking of the body b) a marked shaking, vibration, or wobble,… …   English World dictionary

• shimmy — ► NOUN (pl. shimmies) 1) a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body shakes or sways. 2) abnormal vibration of the wheels of a motor vehicle. ► VERB (shimmies, shimmied) 1) dance the shimmy. 2) shake or vibrate …   English terms dictionary

• shimmy — shim·my || ʃɪmɪ n. style of jazz dance from the 1920s characterized by rhythmic shaking of the shoulders and hips; abnormal vibration (in the tires of a vehicle, etc.) v. dance the shimmy (style of jazz dance); wobble, vibrate (as of vehicle… …   English contemporary dictionary

• shimmy — /shim ee/, n., pl. shimmies, v., shimmied, shimmying. n. 1. an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders. 2. excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle. 3. a chemise. v.i. 4. to dance the shimmy. 5. to… …   Universalium

• 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… …   English new terms dictionary

• shimmy — shim•my [[t]ˈʃɪm i[/t]] n. pl. mies, 1) mad an American ragtime dance marked by rapid shaking of the hips and shoulders 2) aum excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle 3) clo a chemise 4) mad to dance the shimmy 5) to shake,… …   From formal English to slang

• shimmy — /ˈʃɪmi / (say shimee) noun (plural shimmies) 1. a US ragtime dance, marked by shaking of the hips or shoulders. 2. excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle. 3. Colloquial a chemise (def. 1). –verb (i) (shimmied, shimmying) 4. to… …  

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• shimmy — (v.) do a suggestive dance, 1918, perhaps via phrase shake the shimmy, possibly from shimmy (n.), a U.S. dialectal form of CHEMISE (Cf. chemise) (mistaken as a plural; Cf. SHAMMY (Cf. shammy)) first recorded 1837; or related to SHIMMER (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• Shimmy — A shimmy is a dance move in which the body is held still, except for the shoulders, which are alternated back and forth. When the right shoulder goes back, the left one comes forward. It may help to hold the arms out slightly bent at the elbow,… …   Wikipedia

• dance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Motion to music Nouns 1. dance, dancing; ball, formal, tea dance, thé dansant, cotillion, promenade, dinner dance; masquerade, masked ball, bal masqué, fancy dress ball. Informal, drag, hop, prom, mixer …   English dictionary for students