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shimmy | x |

As a noun shimmy

is a dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.

As a verb shimmy

is (dance) to perform a (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

shimmy

English

(wikipedia shimmy)

Noun

(shimmies)
  • 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.
  • Verb

  • (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).
  • He shimmied up the flagpole.
    The static made her dress shimmy up her leg.
  • To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
  • (rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
  • Synonyms

    * (climb a pole) shinny, shin (qualifier)

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike
  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----