lewk

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noun

A unique, characteristic or carefully constructed appearance or outfit.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounlewk (plural lewks)

plural lewks

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of look, representing Northern England English.

    Aye, weel if tha's a bit o' spare time, tha mun' hev a lewk at 'is record as MP fer, Bristol, his ministry and summat to dew wi' airyplanes i' Filton.

    2000 September 6, J W B Greenwood, “Re: Leeds Mayor?”, in uk.local.yorkshire (Usenet)
  2. slangA unique, characteristic or carefully constructed appearance or outfit.

    Although not wanting to give too much away of what she has planned – with the exception that she'll definitely be sporting a “lewk” – her debut UK festival performance is certain to see her piss off some R&L rock purists with her take-no-shit bubblegum pop bangers.

    2019 August, Elly Watson, “The Bitch with the Sauce”, in DIY, number 88, London, page 45
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    While her top was a classic triangle style with tie straps at the neck and bust, she paired it with sleek and minimal thong bottoms featuring a dipped front. Unfortunately, her exact two-piece has almost completely sold out in all sizes, but you can shop her lewk here: […]

    2023 June 14, Alexandria Dale, “Kim Kardashian relaxes poolside in a bright pink thong bikini”, in Women's Health
verblewk (third-person singular simple present lewks, present participle lewking, simple past and past participle lewked)

present singular third person lewks · participle present lewking · participle past lewked · past lewked

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of look, representing Northern England English.

Origin

Respelling of look. The slang sense was popularized around 2010 by fashion stylist Brad Goreski on the reality television series The Rachel Zoe Project.

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APA

lewk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lewk

MLA

“lewk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lewk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lewk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lewk.

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