Talk:shimmy
Latest comment: 4 years ago by JerzyA in topic Etymology
Etymology[edit]
Sounds like "chemise" is far fetched: the female performer who explained that she was shaking inside her chemise, did so *well* after use of "shimmy" already began referred to shaking of ones body. "Shiver", "shimmer", "shake", "whoosh", "wash", each suggest the likelihood of metaphorical similarities evoking onomatopoeic resemblances to sounds of motion of air, liquids, and mobile solids like leaves, grain, and all kinds of relatively finely divided materials; those are much more plausible (but harder to document) than what you might make up to solicit attention from libidinous fans. JerzyA (talk) 02:32, 29 May 2019 (UTC)