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shimmy shake

shimmy shake noun: a jazz dance originating in the 1910s in which the shoulders, breasts, hips, and knees were rapidly shaken.

Noun

shimmy shake

  1. A jazz dance originating in the 1910s in which the shoulders, breasts, hips, and knees were rapidly shaken.
    • Some of the so-called best people in the profession are using the shimmy shake in song, dance and pantomime.1930, Jefferis & Nichols, Safe Counsel or Practical Eugenics, page 209

Questions about shimmy shake

What does shimmy shake mean?
Shimmy shake means a jazz dance originating in the 1910s in which the shoulders, breasts, hips, and knees were rapidly shaken.
What part of speech is shimmy shake?
Shimmy shake is a noun.

Words near shimmy shake in the dictionary

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

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