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

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The result of that experiment is Sue (Margaret Qualley), who gets her own show that involves a bunch more twerking and gyrating. —

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for twerking