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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʃɪ.mi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shimmy.wav Forms: shimmies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪmi Etymology: A back-formation from chemise (mistaken for a plural). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|chemise|nocap=1}} back-formation from chemise Head templates: {{en-noun}} shimmy (plural shimmies)
  1. A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately. Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-shimmy-en-noun-tQ5xeeX8 Disambiguation of Dances: 24 16 2 3 15 15 4 8 12 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English rebracketings, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 32 11 3 1 14 10 4 4 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 12 3 1 16 9 2 2 23 Disambiguation of English rebracketings: 32 11 3 1 14 10 4 4 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 7 2 1 8 5 4 3 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 37 12 2 1 13 6 4 4 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 14 2 1 13 4 2 2 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 32 6 3 4 21 12 4 3 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 38 6 3 4 16 11 3 3 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 7 3 1 15 9 7 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 9 4 3 14 8 4 4 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 36 9 3 2 13 8 4 4 22
  2. A dance that was popular in the 1920s. Translations (dance that was popular in the 1920s): шими (šimi) (Bulgarian), shimmy (Finnish), Shimmy [masculine] (German), шимми (šimmi) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-shimmy-en-noun-9x~IFFOo Disambiguation of 'dance that was popular in the 1920s': 8 89 3 0
  3. An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle. Translations (abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle): вибрация (vibracija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tärinä (Finnish), shimmy [masculine] (French), Flattern [neuter] (German), шимми (šimmi) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-shimmy-en-noun-nWpvhFAD Disambiguation of 'abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle': 1 3 96 0
  4. (rare) A sleeveless chemise. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-shimmy-en-noun-iOvwbqkR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shimmy shake, shimmy-shammy

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈʃɪ.mi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shimmy.wav Forms: shimmies [present, singular, third-person], shimmying [participle, present], shimmied [participle, past], shimmied [past]
Rhymes: -ɪmi Etymology: A back-formation from chemise (mistaken for a plural). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|chemise|nocap=1}} back-formation from chemise Head templates: {{en-verb}} shimmy (third-person singular simple present shimmies, present participle shimmying, simple past and past participle shimmied)
  1. (dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately). Categories (topical): Dance
    Sense id: en-shimmy-en-verb-CO5K43Oa Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs). Synonyms (climb a pole): shinny, shin [Canada, UK] Translations (to climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually): grimper (French)
    Sense id: en-shimmy-en-verb-zORdlHE3 Disambiguation of 'climb a pole': 10 73 3 2 12 Disambiguation of 'to climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually': 6 86 1 1 6
  3. (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel. Tags: intransitive Translations (to vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel): вибрирам (vibriram) (Bulgarian), täristä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-shimmy-en-verb-Q3ZcnCer Disambiguation of 'to vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel': 1 1 96 2 1
  4. (intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy. Tags: intransitive, rare
    Sense id: en-shimmy-en-verb-OzO1PVqd
  5. (intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-shimmy-en-verb-XCcMXmxZ Topics: video-games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shimmy on down

Noun [French]

Forms: shimmys [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} shimmy m (plural shimmys)
  1. shimmy (1920s dance) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-shimmy-fr-noun-H43b9brc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1930, Jefferis & Nichols, Safe Counsel or Practical Eugenics, page 200:",
          "text": "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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        "A sleeveless chemise."
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        "(rare) A sleeveless chemise."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šimi",
      "sense": "dance that was popular in the 1920s",
      "word": "шими"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dance that was popular in the 1920s",
      "word": "shimmy"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "dance that was popular in the 1920s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Shimmy"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šimmi",
      "sense": "dance that was popular in the 1920s",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "roman": "vibracija",
      "sense": "abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle",
      "word": "tärinä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "shimmy"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Flattern"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šimmi",
      "sense": "abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шимми"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "shimmy"
}

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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
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    {
      "word": "shimmy on down"
    }
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    {
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    },
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          "ref": "1934, James T. Farrell, chapter 13, in The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan:",
          "text": "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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        "To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately)."
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        "(dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately)."
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        {
          "text": "He shimmied up the flagpole.",
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        {
          "text": "The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs)."
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        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "1966 March, Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published November 1976, →ISBN, page 37:",
          "text": "They came in among earth-moving machines, a total absence of trees, the usual hieratic geometry, and eventually, shimmying for the sand roads, down in a helix to a sculptured body of water named Lake Inverarity.",
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        }
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        "To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel."
      ],
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          "vibrate"
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          "abnormally"
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        "(intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel."
      ],
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    },
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        "English terms with rare senses"
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        "To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy."
      ],
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          "shake"
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          "body"
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        "(intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
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        "English intransitive verbs",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
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        {
          "ref": "2009, Allison Schubert, Lunabean.com's Videogame Guides of 2008: Adventure 3-Pack:",
          "text": "Jump up to the ledge on your right and shimmy around the corner.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Prima Development, The Big PlayStation Book:",
          "text": "Climb on top of the room and drop down to shimmy along its back ledge.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall."
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        [
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          "video game"
        ],
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        ]
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        "(intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
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        "video-games"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɪ.mi/"
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    {
      "sense": "climb a pole",
      "word": "shinny"
    },
    {
      "sense": "climb a pole",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually",
      "word": "grimper"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vibriram",
      "sense": "to vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel",
      "word": "вибрирам"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "täristä"
    }
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}

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        "plural"
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}

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