# The wiggle in her walk ? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 20, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927 "2005-11-20T12:40:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![simple\_homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/1 "2005-11-20T12:40:25Z")
I was eating dinner in my favorite restaurant, and I was flirting with the waitress. I noticed that when she walked away her butt had a really nice wiggle to it. Perhaps more of a wiggle than is normally there when she walks. Do some women consciously wiggle their butt more when they know they are being watched, or is it a subconsious thing they might do to appear more attractive ? Whatever the reason is, I sure was enjoying the show 🙂 Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/2 "2005-11-20T13:57:30Z")
I find the amount of wiggle increases among most women when they know they are being watched and admired. Particularly by a person they are attracted to or find pleasant. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/3 "2005-11-20T14:57:34Z")
omg. My nickname in college was “Wiggles” for that very reason. I can’t believe I had forgotten that. ahhhhh, the memories! ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/4 "2005-11-20T14:59:11Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > My nickname in college was “Wiggles” for that very reason. So, how _you_ doin’? ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/5 "2005-11-20T15:00:39Z")
A girl I knew (two ex’s ago) used to do that in the presence of guys. She denied it, of course, when I put the question to her, protesting that, “All I do is clench my buttcheeks a bit, so they look firmer”. Maybe it’s a subconscious measure against the dreaded booty-jiggle? ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/6 "2005-11-20T22:06:29Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > My nickname in college was “Wiggles” for that very reason. I hate to see you going, but I love to watch you leave. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/7 "2005-11-20T22:11:50Z")
> [@Stark Raven Mad](#): > > A girl I knew (two ex’s ago) used to do that in the presence of guys. She denied it, of course, when I put the question to her, protesting that, “All I do is clench my buttcheeks a bit, so they look firmer”. > > Maybe it’s a subconscious measure against the dreaded booty-jiggle? Hey, ain’t nothing wrong with a booty-jiggle. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/8 "2005-11-20T22:19:44Z")
I have been accused of doing it, but I never did it _knowingly_. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/9 "2005-11-20T22:31:58Z")
When I was younger and enjoyed wrapping young men around my finger, I certainly swayed my hips more than usual when walking away from a particularly cute guy. Now I don’t think about it much, and wouldn’t try anything so silly. Probably. ---
**Author:** ![MaddyStrut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/10 "2005-11-21T00:36:31Z")
There are some shoes that make you “wiggle” more than usual. I’ve got a pair that I never wear because of that. At 39, it’s no longer a cute wiggle, it’s more like the saggy pendulum of gravity! ---
**Author:** ![priapus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@priapus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/priapus)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/11 "2005-11-21T00:52:52Z")
must be jelly cuz jam don’t shake like that 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/12 "2005-11-21T01:16:37Z")
Fries come with that shake? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/13 "2005-11-21T15:36:05Z")
Shake what ya momma gave ya! ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/14 "2005-11-21T16:20:54Z")
It’s funny to watch women do it who are bad at it. (I probably just made half the SDMB self-conscious) Also, a woman who doesn’t like her butt will run her hand down it, or touch it in some form, as she walks away. I heard Meryl Streep say that once. I think it’s mostly true, even though I’ve never actually polled women who do it to see how they feel. “The self-conscious touch” also works for faces and boobs. ---
**Author:** ![usar\_jag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/15 "2005-11-21T16:39:12Z")
Shake it! Don’t break it! Took your momma nine months to make it! ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/16 "2005-11-21T17:01:46Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > When I was younger and enjoyed wrapping young men around my finger, I certainly swayed my hips more than usual when walking away from a particularly cute guy. > > Now I don’t think about it much, and wouldn’t try anything so silly. Probably. You did WHAT with your finger? :eek: Oh. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/17 "2005-11-21T17:12:29Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > omg. > > My nickname in college was “Wiggles” for that very reason. > > I can’t believe I had forgotten that. > > ahhhhh, the memories! Please tell me that you had a “giggle in your talk” as well. Oh, baby! 😉 * * * True Blue Jack ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/18 "2005-11-21T17:32:24Z")
> [@True Blue Jack](#): > > Please tell me that you had a “giggle in your talk” as well. > > Oh, baby! 😉 > > * * * > > True Blue Jack I bet she made men act real funny, and spend their money. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/19 "2005-11-21T17:33:50Z")
Chantilly Lady, Ponytail Hanging down! A wiggle in her walk and a giggle in her talk Oo, baby that’s-a what I like. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927/20 "2005-11-21T17:35:33Z")
My years of study have led me to conclude that there are three fundamental (sorry!) types of wiggle: Type 1 - The basic parabolic arc with a constant period Type 2 - The basic parabolic arc, with an interrupted period. The wiggle pauses for a split second at the end of the paralola Type 3 - The wiggle describes a complex figure, resembling an infinity sign; your basic Figure 8 on its side [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wiggle-in-her-walk/331927.md?page=2)