twerking

noun

twerk·ing ˈtwər-kiŋ

: sexually suggestive dancing characterized by rapid, repeated hip thrusts and shaking of the buttocks especially while squatting

… twerking has become a catch-all for an overtly sexualized style of dancing wherein one manipulates the hips and posterior in an often hypnotic and physics-defying bounce.—

Luke O'Neil

twerk

ˈtwərk

intransitive verb

twerked; twerking; twerks

As my family watched in horror, I began to twerk, crouching down and bouncing my booty … —

Libby Gelman-Waxner

Examples of twerking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But the rapper censored her lyrics, swapped out her shimmering leotard for a sleek blue pantsuit, and reeled in the twerking. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024 The New York native's latest video has it all — Ice Spice on display in a museum, her twerking while holding a stack of money (and a torch, of course) as the Statue of Liberty, and Scott, 33, apparently rapping his verse from atop the monument itself. —

Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024 But there’s not enough cash to save it No twerking. —

Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024 The Black Shows That Revolutionized TV, from 'Julia' and 'The Jeffersons' to 'Empire' Not All Hood will also unpack what Warner calls the problematic nature of twerking, which is derived from more traditional types of African dance. —

Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for twerking

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