Standard Lemma guide

twerking

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈtwɜɹkɪŋ/
  • General-American: [ˈthw̥ɝkɪŋ]
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtwɜːkɪŋ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈtw̥ɜːkɪŋ]
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)kɪŋ

1

noun

Meaning 1

A sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance and shaking their buttocks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: twerk

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of one who twerks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of twerk

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 電臀舞 /电臀舞 (din6 tyun4 mou5) — sexually-provocative dance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電臀舞 /电臀舞 (diàntúnwǔ) — sexually-provocative dance
  • French: twerk — sexually-provocative dance
  • French: twerking — sexually-provocative dance
  • German: Twerking — sexually-provocative dance
  • German: Twerk — sexually-provocative dance
  • Polish: twerk — sexually-provocative dance
  • Polish: twerking — sexually-provocative dance
  • Russian: твёрк (tvjork) — sexually-provocative dance
  • Russian: тверк (tverk) — sexually-provocative dance
  • Russian: твёркинг (tvjórking) — sexually-provocative dance
  • Russian: тве́ркинг (tvérking) — sexually-provocative dance
  • Spanish: perreo — sexually-provocative dance
  • Spanish: twerking — sexually-provocative dance
  • Ukrainian: тверк (tverk) — sexually-provocative dance
  • Ukrainian: тве́ркінг (tvérkinh) — sexually-provocative dance