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noun
A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
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noun
An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
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noun
A sleeveless chemise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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verb
To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
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verb
To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, rare
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verb
To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: video-games
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noun
lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: social dancing
noun
a woman's sleeveless undergarment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: chemise, shift, slip, teddy
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Broader terms: undergarment, unmentionable
noun
an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: wobble
verb
dance a shimmy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
verb
tremble or shake
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: wobble
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Broader terms: vibrate
History
A back-formation from chemise (mistaken for a plural).
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
