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shake tramp

Noun. A shake tramp is someone who will literally do anything to get what they want. As popularized by the Canadian rock band Marianas Trench in their song "Shake Tramp". Can also specifically refer to using other "assets" besides your musical ones to gain a recording contract.
Park "I can't believe that skank got the promotion instead of me."
Terrance "Yeah, well I'm sure she wagged her butt like a shake tramp to get it."
shake tramp by adelews August 15, 2007
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Shake Tramping 

It is a type of dancing that was created by the amazing Vancouver, B.C. rock band: Marianas Trench. They created a song called "Shake Tramp", which got them super famous in Canada. The song was on their first album, made in 2006: Fix Me (Their EP album before this was Say Anything).

However, Shake Tramping is where you perform a pathetic dance down a really crowded street and have people stare at you as you look like a fool. And by "dance", I mean you wear a suit with a fancy fedora, waver your body all about, and screech on the top of your lungs, as in the video. It was probably the most clever thing ever invented by them.

Josh Ramsay, Matt Webb, Mike Ayley, and Ian Casselman are the band members of Marianas Trench. You should look up their video for Shake Tramping on Youtube to see how they do it.
1st Person: "Hey, let's go Shake Tramping down the street; I hear it's really crowded, bro!"

2nd Person: "Okay! But wait, let me grab my suit that matches the wall and my awesome fedora."
Shake Tramping by Sylus112 August 22, 2012

Shaketramp 

verb
To dance like a crazy person like Josh Ramsay in a public place. This term comes from th popular song 'Shaketramp' by an awesome Canadian band called Marianas Trench. To Skaketramp you first make sure you are in public, then you swing your arms and kick one leg at a time as high as you can.
"I shaketramped through the park last night."
Shaketramp by I<3Spock June 20, 2009

shaketramp 

v. To shaketramp
To dance wildly, commonly slapping people (by accident, or not) while doing so.
Also, you can 'shaketramp' down a street, running wildly, flailing your arms and, once again, slapping people while doing so.
The verb shaketramp originates from the song 'Shaketramp' by Canadian rock band Marianas Trench.
"Last night, we totally shaketramped down Queen street."
"If they play that song, Ima shaketramp like crazy."
shaketramp by I(heart)MT May 4, 2008

shaketramp 

i once described a shaketramp to a friend of mine,
when he asked.
and this is the evidence i gave him.

Handshake hand-sheyk
1.a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals, as to symbolize greeting, congratulation, agreement, or farewell.
2.Computer Science An exchange of signals between two devices when communications begin in order to ensure synchronization.
Tramp (trâmp)
1. a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums"
2. a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex syn: swinger
3. a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) syn: hiker

so, by seriously (ahahahah) looking at this, over and over.
and choosing the most fitting response, based on the song (teehee:D)

i came to the conclusion.
that a shaketramp (sheyk-trâmp)
is a greeting slut.(im allowed to say that, this is a definition. lol)

that would explain why she gets slapped in the face in the music video ,eh?
shaketramp:
one name.
starts with a b
ends with an e.

:)
shaketramp by rebecccaaaaaaaa January 12, 2008
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