shimmy

English

Dialectal form of chemise, mistaken for a plural.

shimmy (plural shimmies)

dance movement

abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle

dance that was popular in the 1920s

sleeveless chemise

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

(dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
He shimmied up the flagpole.

The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.
(intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
(intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
(intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
- 2009, Allison Schubert, Lunabean.com's Videogame Guides of 2008: Adventure 3-Pack
  Jump up to the ledge on your right and shimmy around the corner.
- 1999, Prima Development, The Big Playstation Book
  Climb on top of the room and drop down to shimmy along its back ledge.

to perform a shimmy (dance movement)

to climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually

to vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel

to shake the body as if dancing the shimmy

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