twerk
Synonym of twerkingSynonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).
» Layla was on the floor, twerking her ass.
Meaning
4 sensesSynonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).
(dated)A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk.
(US, dated, slang)A puny or insignificant person, generally male; a twerp.
An abrupt call, such as that made by the California quail.
Examples
4 sentencesLayla was on the floor, twerking her ass.
I don't know what "twerking" is and I don't care.
ruЯ не знаю, что такое "тверкинг", и мне всё равно.
Layla was twerking her ass.
Ziri has twerks.
Origin
Blend of twitch + jerk. The "sexually-provocative dance" sense was particularly popularizeBlend 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.
Blend of twerp + jerk, found primarily in the 1930s-era works of Walter Dumaux Edmonds.
Onomatopoeic, possibly coined by Roger Tory Peterson.
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