twerk
Pronunciation: /twɜɹk/
The English word “twerk” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- Synonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).
- A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk.
- A puny or insignificant person, generally male; a twerp.
- An abrupt call, such as that made by the California quail.
verb
Etymology
Blend of twitch + jerk. The "sexually-provocative dance" sense was particularly popularized since c. 2000 by hip-hop from the United States of America, and again in 2013 by singer Miley Cyrus.
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