Shimmy vs Shammy - What's the difference?
shimmy | shammy |
A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
(rare) A sleeveless chemise.
(dance) To perform a (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
(rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
As nouns the difference between shimmy and shammy
is that shimmy is a dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately while shammy is chamois leather.As a verb shimmy
is (dance) to perform a (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).shimmy
English
(wikipedia shimmy)Noun
(shimmies)Verb
- He shimmied up the flagpole.
- The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.