Hillary Clinton may not have a future on “Dancing with the Stars,” she has bigger fish to fry, but she did pop a move during the first presidential debate Monday night that has the social media world talking.
And shimmying.
It was a little shrug of the shoulders, a response to a claim she doesn’t have the temperament to be president, that took only hours to become a “thing” on the internet.
A viral “thing,” in fact.
When Clinton heard her opponent, Republican nominee Donald Trump say, "I have a much better temperament than she does,” it seemed it was all Clinton could do to contain herself. She sighed, said “Ok,” then gave a little shimmy.
The move lasted a little bit longer than just a shudder -- not as long as a full shoulder roll.
It went like this:
Now that Hillary's Shimmy is viral, expect it to be totally forced going forward. pic.twitter.com/vIZdBCI5xS
— GUY (@superdeformed) September 27, 2016
At that moment, or soon thereafter, a gif was born, and it was named “Hillary’s shimmy.” The most popular gif using the move also featured former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal and some cat that, frankly, knows how to shake it.
Here’s a few versions of the “Hillary shimmy”
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— Recite Social (@ReciteSocial) September 27, 2016
:
That "woo!" and shoulder shake is the best political instinct Clinton has ever had and acted on. BOOM! #debatenight
— Rep. Noel Frame (@NoelFrame) September 27, 2016
the hillary shoulder shimmy finna be the hottest dance move at parties across the nation
— Sharon Yang (@sharonjqyang) September 27, 2016
That #Hillary shimmy last night was EVERYTHING!!! #debatenight #ImWithHer pic.twitter.com/3AfUUyangG
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) September 27, 2016
You get the picture.
Whether this moment, out of an hour-and-a-half of moments, will define the debate is another question.
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