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Definition of shimmy : A chemise.

Synonyms:

parapraxis, miscue, step, tilt, eluding, moorage, strip, pillowcase, gaucherie, mooring, careen, saunter, shifting, slip, trek, stroll, work shift, solecism, sideslip, berth, switching, gaffe, stride, chemise, case, transformation, coggle, slick, shift, hike, fracture, trip, transmutation, geological fault, sack, walk, faulting, slipperiness, slickness, wander, teddies, break, cutting, stray, shift key, fault, teddy, slip-up, slip of paper, elusion, faux pas, amble, teddy bear, duty period, switch, wobble, skid, pillow slip, displacement

gavotte, waltz, Charleston, mazurka, clog, polonaise, jig, lambada, rumba, mambo, turkey trot, conga, reel, twist, two-step, dance, tap dance, cakewalk, quadrille, bolero, Highland fling, hootchy-kootchy, tarantella, square dance, one-step, hula, marengue, minuet, moonwalk, cha-cha, allemande, shuffle, courante, hornpipe, cotillion, beguine, polka, fandango, samba, tango, fox trot, jitterbug, galliard, can-can

Usage examples:

• She seemed to shimmy a bit. - "Right Ho, Jeeves", P. G. Wodehouse.
• Spangles she rigs herself up in when another girl, with the way my luck's been runnin', would be down to her shimmy- tail. - "Gaslight Sonatas", Fannie Hurst.
• You can shimmy now! - "The Bad Man", Charles Hanson Towne.