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twerk

/twɜɹk/

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What does twerk mean?

noun

  1. Synonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).
  2. An abrupt call, such as that made by the California quail.

verb

  1. To dance in a sexually-provocative way using hip thrusts in a low squatting stance while shaking the buttocks; to take part in twerking.
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. (dated) A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk.
  2. (dated, slang) A puny or insignificant person, generally male; a twerp.

verb

  1. (dated) To twitch or jerk.
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IPA pronunciation

/twɜɹk/

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