twerkingn.
/ˈtwəːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtwərkɪŋ/ colloquial.
1. The cry of a parakeet. Cf. jerk n.1 9. rare.
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1862 Intellect. Observer Aug. 26 He [sc. a canary] has since learnt the chirp of the sparrow,..the harsh twirking of the blue-headed parakeet, and the graceful melody of a creaking wheelbarrow.
2. The action of twerk v. (in various senses). Now esp.: the action or an act of dancing in a sexually provocative manner, characterized by thrusting movements of the bottom and hips (see twerk v. 1b.).
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1921 Reviewer Nov. 99 Only by a very twirking of his ears, by dragging himself bodily back to consciousness, did he realize that the ensemble had begun... That splendid Ballet of the Poppies.
1993 Birtle (Manitoba) Eye Witness 13 July 4/1 The older you are, the more likely you are to be visiting a doctor periodically. As the mileage mounts, there's always something that needs twirking, poking or stitching.
2001 Guardian (Nexis) 7 July 19 This audience..see Usher and surprise guest Wyclef Jean as something akin to strippers at a hen night. But..he obviously relishes every tworking moment.
2001 Granta Winter 20 Dancing to bounce was called twerking. To twerk meant shaking that thing till the sweat flew.
2007 Fair Disclosure Wire 15 Feb. We've got 15 million of new contracts with a quick-lock coupling device not requiring any twerking.
2013 Red Bull. Dec. 87/4 Twerking has its roots in the Ivory Coast, where a similar dancing style known as mapouka was banned from TV for being too lewd.
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twerkingadj.
/ˈtwəːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtwərkɪŋ/ colloquial.
Of a person, the bottom or hips: performing the twerk (see twerk v. 1b).
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2012 Daily Princetonian (U.S.) 29 Nov. 6/4 Rows of staid faces attached to twerking booties and rocking pelvises carry out the choreography with not so much as a giggle.
2013 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 30 July Miley Cyrus' transformation from a sweet-faced child star into a twerking, wild-child sensation.
2014 T. Webber Breakable v. 51 Turning, she shrieked, ‘Back off, skank,’ to the twerking girl, though it was the guy who'd bumped her.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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