twerk
To dance in a sexually-provocative way using hip thrusts in a low squatting stance…To dance in a sexually-provocative way using hip thrusts in a low squatting stance while shaking the buttocks; to take part in twerking.
» Layla was on the floor, twerking her ass.
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2 sensesTo dance in a sexually-provocative way using hip thrusts in a low squatting stance while shaking the buttocks; to take part in twerking.
twerken, lasziv bewegen
тве́ркатьtvérkatʹ, тве́ркнутьtvérknutʹ, твёркатьtvjórkatʹ
to dance with thrusting hip movements and a low squatting stance
(dated)To twitch or jerk.
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. — astynk
Layla was twerking her ass.
Ziri has twerks.
Translations
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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.
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Forms
twerks, twerking, twerked, twerkedWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle