The meaning of SHIMMY is chemise. How to use shimmy in a sentence.

A shimmy or shoulder shakes 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 …

SHIMMY meaning: 1. to do a dance in which you shake your hips and shoulders: 2. to climb smoothly up, down, or…. Learn more.

To shimmy means "to shake the body in or as if in dancing the shimmy." Shimmy, possibly an alteration of the word chemise, has no etymological connection to the similar-sounding verb …

Definition of shimmy verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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The noun shimmy may be accompanied by a term that says specifically which part of the body a person is shaking, as in I celebrated my big win with a shoulder shimmy.

shim•my (shim′ ē), n., pl. -mies, v., -mied, -my•ing. n. Music and Dance an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders. Automotive excessive wobbling in the …

SHIMMY meaning: 1 : to move or shake your body from side to side; 2 : to vibrate or move very quickly from side to side

Synonyms for SHIMMY: clamber, shinny, shin, skin, climb, ascend, scramble, swarm, surmount, scale