shimmy

Etymology
A (mistaken for a plural).

Noun

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

Derived terms

 * shimmy shake
 * shimmy-shammy

Translations

 * Bulgarian: шими
 * Finnish:
 * German: Shimmy
 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: tärinä
 * French:
 * German: Flattern
 * Russian:

Verb

 * 1)  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)  To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
 * 4)  To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
 * 5)  To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
 * 1)  To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
 * 2)  To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
 * 3)  To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
 * 1)  To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.

Derived terms

 * shimmy on down

Translations

 * French:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:

Noun

 * 1)  1920s dance