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Shimmy   Listen
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Shimmy  n.  A chemise. (Colloq.)





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"Shimmy" Quotes from Famous Books



... when she sees our clothes," said Jane; "me very shimmy's wet." But, to their surprise, when they woke next morning clean clothes had been put out for them, and when they came downstairs Lull only said: "Has any of ye tuk ...
— The Weans at Rowallan • Kathleen Fitzpatrick
... take you out to-night and buy you the right kind of a dinner. When I walks my girl into a cafe, they sit up and take notice, all righty. 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
... my son, The feet that twink, the hands that clug; Beware the Shimmy Shake and shun The thrustful ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 14, 1920 • Various


Words linked to "Shimmy" :   wobble, strap, shoulder strap, unmentionable, trip the light fantastic, terpsichore, undergarment, dance, social dancing, dancing, chemise, trip the light fantastic toe, shift, slip, teddy, saltation


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