"shimmy on down" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-shimmy on down.ogg Forms: shimmies on down [present, singular, third-person], shimmying on down [participle, present], shimmied on down [participle, past], shimmied on down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} shimmy on down (third-person singular simple present shimmies on down, present participle shimmying on down, simple past and past participle shimmied on down)
  1. (idiomatic, informal, of a person) To go somewhere. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: boogie on down

Inflected forms

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        "To go somewhere."
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        "(idiomatic, informal, of a person) To go somewhere."
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