The tango, the Texas Tommy, Walking the Dog, the one step, the fox trot, the shimmy, and all their out-growths, had their origin in the palaces of lust on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco.
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Shimmy
/ˈʃɪ.mi/
Synonyms for "shimmy" (49 found)
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14 entriesbody movementdancedance movegesturemanipulatemotionmovesocial dancingtrip the light fantastictrip the light fantastic toeundergarmentunmentionablevibratewobble
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7 entriesCollocations
10 entriesarm shimmycatwalk shimmydance shimmyhip shimmyrapid shimmyshimmy moveshimmy movementshimmy shakeshoulder shimmywaist shimmy
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3 entriesSample sentences
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She wondered would he think her awful, and try to get fresh if she shimmied. Fellows often did. But he was so cute. And a girl had to something about that, and if she didn't shimmy, she might do something worse.
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He shimmied up the flagpole.
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The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.
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