SHIMMY

v. dance the shimmy (style of jazz dance); wobble, vibrate (as of vehicle tires)

n. style of jazz dance from the 1920s characterized by rhythmic shaking of the shoulders and hips; abnormal vibration (in the tires of a vehicle, etc.)

A shimmy is a dance move in which the body is held still, except for the shoulders, which are alternated back and forth. When the right shoulder goes back, the left one comes forward. It may help to hold the arms out slightly bent at the elbow, and when the shoulders are moved, keep the hands in the same position.  Flappers performed this dance in the 1920s. The origin of the name is attributed to Gilda Gray, a Polish emigrant to America. An anecdote says that when she was asked about her dancing style, she answered, in heavy accent, "I'm shaking my chemise". In an interview Gilda denied having said this, and also earlier usages of the word are recorded.
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Noun
1. an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the fromt wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel"
(hypernym) wobble
2. a woman's sleeveless undergarment
(synonym) chemise, shift, slip, teddies, teddy
(hypernym) undergarment
(part-meronym) strap, shoulder strap
3. lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
(hypernym) social dancing
Verb
1. tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained emotion"
(synonym) wobble
(hypernym) vibrate
2. dance a shimmy
(hypernym) dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe
(classification) dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation

n. shimmy, style of jazz dance from the 1920s characterized by rhythmic shaking of the shoulders and hips; abnormal vibration (in the tires of a vehicle, etc.)

n. shimmy, style of jazz dance from the 1920s characterized by rhythmic shaking of the shoulders and hips; abnormal vibration (in the tires of a vehicle, etc.)