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twerked

twerked is the simple past and past participle of twerk.

Meaning of twerk

Verb

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

  1. To dance in a sexually-provocative way using hip thrusts in a low squatting stance while shaking the buttocks; to take part in twerking.
    • Gaea then stood up over me and turned so that her butt was facing me. She then had the nerve to start twerking.2005, Euftis Emery, Off the Chain, →ISBN, page 73
  2. (dated, original sense) To twitch or jerk.
    • […] in the language of the unsophisticated Port Melbourne suburbanite a bed was still something primarily intended for love-making – all the eyebrow-raising and moustache-twerking in Jo'burg couldn't alter that.1985, Criena Rohan, Down by the Docks, page 151

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Questions about twerked

What is twerked the simple past and past participle of?
Twerked is the simple past and past participle of twerk.

Words near twerked in the dictionary

  1. tweople
  2. twerk
  3. twerkalicious
  4. twerkathon
  5. twerkathons
  6. twerked
  7. twerker
  8. twerkers
  9. twerking
  10. twerkings
  11. twerks

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