swivel-hipped

[ swiv-uhl-hipt ]

adjective

1. characterized by an exaggeratedly swinging or extremely free motion of the hips.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swivel-hipped¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Like the swivel-hipped cadre of dancers who salsa and mambo the night away courtesy of choreographer Sergio Trujillo’s seductive steps, the show is alive — and it never flags.

From Washington Post

Young is the fastest of the backs while Sanders has the irreplaceable, swivel-hipped lineage to his father.

From Los Angeles Times

The only people crying at the closing of this generally ill-received production are likely to be Ricky Martin fans who never made it to New York to catch the swivel-hipped Latin pop star in his Broadway debut.

From New York Times

Chris Thile, their charismatic frontman, has been described in the Washington Post as probably "the most virtuosic American ever to play the mandolin"; he looks like a cross between Jude Law and Jonny Lee Miller and plays his instrument with swivel-hipped motions.

From The Guardian

Isn’t he the swivel-hipped song-and-dance man who won a Tony Award in 2004 playing the epicene entertainer Peter Allen in “The Boy From Oz”?

From New York Times