twerking

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US/ˈtwɜɹkɪŋ/US[ˈtʰw̥ɝkɪŋ]UK/ˈtwɜːkɪŋ/UK[ˈtw̥ɜːkɪŋ]

noun

A sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance and shaking their buttocks.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of twerk
nountwerking (usually uncountable, plural twerkings)

plural twerkings

  1. uncountableusuallyA sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance and shaking their buttocks.

    Synonyms: twerk

  2. uncountableusuallyThe act of one who twerks.

    A Pimp God takes his time to observe the woman's mind and her inner workings instead of getting blinded by her outer twerkings.

    2023, The Professor of Pimpology, Become A PIMP GOD (page 85)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance and shaking their buttocks.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 電臀舞 /电臀舞
  • 電臀舞 /电臀舞 (din⁶ tyun⁴ mou⁵)sexually-provocative dance
Chinese Mandarin 電臀舞 /电臀舞
  • 電臀舞 /电臀舞 (diàntúnwǔ)sexually-provocative dance
French twerk, twerking
  • twerksexually-provocative dance
  • twerkingsexually-provocative dance
German Twerking, Twerk
  • Twerkingsexually-provocative dance
  • Twerksexually-provocative dance
Polish twerk, twerking
  • twerksexually-provocative dance
  • twerkingsexually-provocative dance
Russian твёрк, тверк
  • твёрк (tvjork)sexually-provocative dance
  • тверк (tverk)sexually-provocative dance
  • твёркинг (tvjórking)sexually-provocative dance
  • тве́ркинг (tvérking)sexually-provocative dance
Spanish perreo, twerking
  • perreosexually-provocative dance
  • twerkingsexually-provocative dance
Ukrainian тверк, тве́ркінг
  • тверк (tverk)sexually-provocative dance
  • тве́ркінг (tvérkinh)sexually-provocative dance

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APA

twerking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twerking

MLA

“twerking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twerking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twerking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twerking.

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