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Definition shimmy

Etymology

Dialectal form of chemise, mistaken for a plural.

Noun

shimmy (plural shimmies)

1. A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
2. An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
3. A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
4. (rare) A sleeveless chemise.

Verb

shimmy (third-person singular simple present shimmies, present participle shimmying, simple past and past participle shimmied)

1. (dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
2. To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
3. (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
4. (intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
5. (intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.

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