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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
twerk

"to dance in a way that simulates the body's action in copulation," by 2005, alteration of twurk, which seems to have originated in the Atlanta, Georgia, strip club and hip-hop scene and first came to wide attention in the Ying Yang Twins' 2000 song "Whistle While You Twurk," described as "an ode to strippers" ["Country Fried Soul, Adventures in Dirty South Hip-Hop"]. Probably ultimately imitative of something. Related: Twerked; twerking. There is a verb twirk from 1599, "to pull, tug, twirl," what a man does with his mustache, but OED regards this as possibly a misprint of twirl.

Wiktionary
twerk

Etymology 1 n. (context slang dated US English) A puny or insignificant person, generally male; a twerp. Etymology 2

n. A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk. vb. 1 To twitch or jerk. 2 To move the body in a sexually suggestive twisting or gyrating fashion. 3 To dance in a sexually suggestive manner, often involving rapid movement. Etymology 3

n. An abrupt call, such as made by the California Quail.

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Twerk (disambiguation)

Twerk or twerking is a style of dancing. Twerk may also refer to:

Usage examples of "twerk".

It was a little early for him, since he was born during the peak of the flood, but everyone in the clan agreed with Twerk that it was better for a manling so well-favored to be early than late, and if he wasn't already up and out of the flood plain before the rains came, then he'd have to wait months before he could safely go.