TWERK

Etymology 1

Noun

twerk (plural twerks)

(slang, dated, US) A puny or insignificant person, generally male; a twerp.

Usage notes

Found primarily in the 1930s-era works of Walter Dumaux Edmonds.

Etymology 2

Noun

twerk (plural twerks)

A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk.

A dance involving sexual movements of the hips and buttocks

Verb

twerk (third-person singular simple present twerks, present participle twerking, simple past and past participle twerked)

To twitch or jerk.

To move the body in a sexually suggestive twisting or gyrating fashion.

To dance in a sexually suggestive manner, often involving rapid movement.

Usage notes

In “sexually suggestive movements, especially dance”, particularly popularized since c. 2000 by US hip-hop.

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeia, possibly coined by Roger Tory Peterson.

Noun

twerk (plural twerks)

An abrupt call, such as that made by the California quail.

Source: Wiktionary

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