shimmy

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  1. noun Abnormal vibration or wobbling, as of the wheels of an automobile.
  2. noun A dance popular in the 1920s, characterized by rapid shaking of the body.
  3. noun A chemise.
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  • ‘My mother is very tolerant of modern morality but Scotty would have fifty fits if his god-children were illegitimate.’ With a little giggle and a sly shimmy, Nora let the robe fall open. —  MistressforaWeekend
  • The wheels began to jump and shimmy, as if going over stones or cracked pavement. —  Lisa Jackson - Shiver
  • And for the shimmy, even though the dance had originated in New York. —  Futures Imperfect
  • A deep boom sounded from below, followed by a violent shimmy, as if the hull of the ship had been rung like a massive bell. —  The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
  • His triple chins jumped up and down like a shimmy dancer Fresh, Monk had no doubt of his own ability to take Roland Stevens any time, any place. —  092 - Devils of the Deep
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  1. Perhaps from shimmy, alteration of chemise.
 

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