Definition of TWERK

twerk

Meanings

Plural: twerks

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

  • 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.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

twerking

Scrabble Score: 12

twerk is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
twerk is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
twerk is not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

twerk is a valid Words With Friends word