verb
Street Slang
twerk
· verb · nola / pop / global
Hip-popping, ass-shaking dance born out of New Orleans bounce.
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A dance built on rapid hip thrusts and squatted booty isolations, performed over bounce or trap BPMs. Documented on record by DJ Jubilee's 1993 NOLA bounce track 'Do the Jubilee All' ('twerk baby, twerk baby'), it stayed regional for two decades until Miley Cyrus's 2013 VMA performance dragged it into global pop consciousness.
“She been twerking since before TikTok made it a trend.”
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twerk In A Sentence
She been twerking since before TikTok made it a trend.
Origin & Usage
First recorded use credited to DJ Jubilee's 'Do the Jubilee All' (1993); roots in NOLA bounce dance culture.
People Also Ask
What does twerk mean?
Twerking is a hip-popping, ass-shaking dance born out of New Orleans bounce.
Where does twerking come from?
Twerking grew out of the New Orleans bounce music scene.
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