twerk.
Synonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
To dance in a sexually-provocative way using hip thrusts in a low squatting stance while shaking the buttocks; to take part in twerking.
To twitch or jerk.
Where this word comes from
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.
A puny or insignificant person, generally male; a twerp.
Where this word comes from
Blend of twerp + jerk, found primarily in the 1930s-era works of Walter Dumaux Edmonds.
An abrupt call, such as that made by the California quail.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic, possibly coined by Roger Tory Peterson.
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