shimmy

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Adding a poignant touch to the evening, YDB took the stage to honor his late father, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, with renditions of his hits “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” and “Got Your Money.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

Shimmy Hoffa: Union boss who invented the shakedown.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2019

Mr. Coco, self-named in part after the song “Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko-Bop,” will say that he expects to tan more than 100 people in the days before the Oscars, leading to those early time slots.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2014

Shimmy to your left, shimmy to your right, grab your partner, hold him tight.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2013

Down, down, baby Down by the roller coaster Sweet, sweet baby I'll never let you go Shimmy, shimmy, cocoa puff, Shimmy .

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell