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work it

work it phrase: an approving description or a cry of encouragement to someone whose behavior is titillating, such as someone aiming to dress sexily or someone performing in erotic dancing or stripping.

Phrase

work it

  1. (colloquial, imperative, often) An approving description or a cry of encouragement to someone whose behavior is titillating, such as someone aiming to dress sexily or someone performing in erotic dancing or stripping.
    • I like the way you work it / no diggity / I got to bag it up
    • Those shorts with that top! Yeah, girl, you're really workin it now!
  2. (colloquial) An approving description of anyone demonstrating skilful use of anything.
    • Everyone on the crew is good with a trowel, but damn that guy is really workin it today.

Questions about work it

What does work it mean?
Work it means an approving description or a cry of encouragement to someone whose behavior is titillating, such as someone aiming to dress sexily or someone performing in erotic dancing or stripping.
What part of speech is work it?
Work it is a phrase.

Words near work it in the dictionary

  1. work husbands
  2. work in
  3. work in process
  4. work in progress
  5. work into the ground
  6. work it
  7. work it out on the remix
  8. work life
  9. work like a dog
  10. work like a dream
  11. work like a horse

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