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What does shimmy mean?

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Noun
  1. A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
  2. An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
  3. A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
  4. (rare) A sleeveless chemise.
Verb
  1. (dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
  2. To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
  3. (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
  4. (intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
  5. (video game) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
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