werk

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A form of work — Labour, occupation, job.

OriginMiddle English werk →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

verbwerk (third-person singular simple present werks, present participle werking, simple past and past participle werked)

present singular third person werks · participle present werking · participle past werked · past werked

  1. alternativeobsoleteAlternative form of work.
  2. alternativeLGBTQ slang or eye dialect; 4chan slang; LGBTQ slang or eye dialect; 4chan slangAlternative form of work.

    Werk it, bitch!

nounwerk (countable and uncountable, plural werks)

plural werks

  1. alternativecountableobsoleteuncountableAlternative form of work.
  2. alternativecountableuncountableLGBTQ slang or eye dialectAlternative form of work.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwerk
  2. Englishwerk

The LGBT slang usage is very recent and in essence an orthographical variant. It is independent from the far older and long-obsolete alternative form which derived directly from Middle English werk (noun) and werken, variant of worchen (verb).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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