shimmy vs twerk

shimmy

noun
  • A dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately. 

  • A dance that was popular in the 1920s. 

  • An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle. 

  • A sleeveless chemise. 

verb
  • To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel. 

  • To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy. 

  • To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately). 

  • To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall. 

  • To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs). 

twerk

noun
  • A dance involving sexual movements of the hips and buttocks. 

  • A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk. 

  • An abrupt call, such as that made by the California quail. 

verb
  • To twitch or jerk. 

  • To move the body in a sexually suggestive twisting or gyrating fashion, especially as a dance. 

How often have the words shimmy and twerk occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )