shimmy(v.)
"做一个暗示性的舞蹈",1918年,可能是通过短语 shake the shimmy 传入,这可能来自 shimmy(名词),这是美国方言中的 chemise(被误认为是复数形式; 请参见 shammy),该词最早可追溯到1837年。或者动词可能与 shimmer(动词)相关,通过闪烁的光线概念。"汽车振动"的转义意义是在1925年之前。相关: Shimmied; shimmying。作为名词,这是一种流行的、快速的、暗示性的前花样女郎舞蹈,最早出现在1919年。
The first "shimmy" dance to appear, almost simultaneously with the signing of the armistice, was greeted with a howl of derision. "Vulgar"! cried the sensitive; "Absurd"! was the verdict of the scornful; "Difficult, but darned attractive!" modern art expressed it. Then, the "shimmy" in its rightful form was presented by Gilda Grey in the Shubert extravaganza "The Gaieties of 1919". Result: a lawsuit with a rival theatrical producer, and the awakened interest of everybody in the much-discussed and condemned dance. ["Good Morning Judge! 'Shake Your Shimmy,'" in The Greenville (S.C.) News, Aug. 27, 1919]
第一个"shimmy"舞蹈几乎与停战协定同时出现,引起了一片嘲笑声。"低俗"!敏感的人们喊道; "荒谬"!蔑视者的评价; "难,但非常有吸引力!"现代艺术这样表达。然后,Gilda Grey 在舞台剧《1919年的快乐》中以正确的形式呈现了"shimmy"。结果:与竞争剧院制片人的诉讼,以及所有人对这个备受讨论和谴责的舞蹈的兴趣。["Good Morning Judge! 'Shake Your Shimmy,'" in The Greenville (S.C.) News, Aug. 27, 1919]
该词起源时间:1918年