What does shimmy mean in crosswords?

shimmy means: lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

Which crossword clues can have shimmy as the answer?

Possible clues for shimmy include "Shoulder dance".

Word entry · 6 letters

Best crossword clue

"Shoulder dance"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃɪ.mi/Part of speech noun, verbSorted himmsyStarts with SEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word

1S2H3I4M5M6Y

lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

A back-formation from chemise (mistaken for a plural).

“The tango, the Texas Tommy, Walking the Dog, the one step, the fox trot, the shimmy, and all their out-growths, had their origin in the palaces of lust on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco.”
“She wondered would he think her awful, and try to get fresh if she shimmied. Fellows often did. But he was so cute. And a girl had to something about that, and if she didn't shimmy, she might do something worse.”
“He shimmied up the flagpole.”

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01“Shoulder dance”6 letters

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