twerk

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /twɛrk/ or [tw̥ɝk]
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /twɜːk/ or [tw̥ɜːk]

• Audio (AU)

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Verb

Plain form twerk

Third-person singular twerks

Past tense twerked

Past participle twerked

Present participle twerking

(video) Backup dancers twerking at a Pharrell Williams concert in Japan, 2015

1. Twerk is a kind of dance where the dancer rapidly moves or shakes their buttocks, especially while bent down with their buttocks protruding.