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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Shim & shimmy #18586 02/07/2001 11:10 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 52 Indianapolis transplanted to S... des journeyman des journeyman Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 52 Indianapolis transplanted to S... Anyone know of any correlation between these two words of such diverse meanings? Just curious! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Shim & shimmy #18587 02/08/2001 12:35 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear des: I doubt that there is any connection. The dictionary gives no clue as to origin of "shim" a thin wooden wedge. Shimmy seems to be corruption of chemise, and therefore unrelated. wwh Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,377 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 36 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,204 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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