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shimmy on down

shimmy on down verb: to go somewhere.

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) To go somewhere.
    Synonyms:
    boogie on down

Synonyms of shimmy on down

Forms of shimmy on down

third-person singular presentshimmies on down
present participleshimmying on down
past participleshimmied on down
pastshimmied on down

Questions about shimmy on down

What does shimmy on down mean?
Shimmy on down means to go somewhere.
What part of speech is shimmy on down?
Shimmy on down is a verb.
What is the past tense of shimmy on down?
The past tense of shimmy on down is shimmied on down.

Words near shimmy on down in the dictionary

  1. shimmiers
  2. shimmies
  3. shimmies on down
  4. shimming
  5. shimmy
  6. shimmy on down
  7. shimmy shake
  8. shimmy-shammy
  9. shimmying
  10. shimmying on down
  11. shimmyings

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