verb Street Slang

P-popping

· verb · nola

The up-and-down butt-bounce dance — NOLA's original twerk.

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Definitions

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The signature dance of New Orleans bounce music — rapid up-and-down popping of the backside, usually folded over or in a sissy-bounce squat. Predates the word 'twerk' going mainstream by a decade-plus; when Atlanta and the internet caught on in the 2010s, NOLA had been p-popping since the early '90s block parties and second lines.

“DJ dropped Big Freedia and the whole floor was p-popping inside of ten seconds.”
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P-popping In A Sentence

DJ dropped Big Freedia and the whole floor was p-popping inside of ten seconds.

Origin & Usage

New Orleans bounce scene, late 1980s / early 1990s — a generation before mainstream 'twerk'.

People Also Ask

What does P-popping mean?

It's the up-and-down butt-bounce dance — New Orleans' original version of twerking.

How do you use P-popping in a sentence?

"She was P-popping to the bounce track all night."

Where does P-popping come from?

It comes out of New Orleans bounce culture and predates the term 'twerking' in wider use.

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