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twerk

/twɜːk/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A puny or insignificant person, generally male; a twerp.
  2. A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk.
  3. A dance involving sexual movements of the hips and buttocks
  4. To twitch or jerk.
  5. To move the body in a sexually suggestive twisting or gyrating fashion.
  6. To dance in a sexually suggestive manner, often involving rapid movement.
  7. An abrupt call, such as that made by the California quail.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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