twerk
Shake while squatting
Twerk is a type of sexually suggestive dance that involves a woman bending her knees and repeatedly thrusting her hips.
It gained considerable currency after a television performance by U.S. celebrity Miley Cyrus in 2013.
Stolen valuables, especially treasure
- bounceSpring back after impact
- shakeTrembling or blended treat
- gyrateMove in spirals
- wiggleMove with small twists
grind · squat · pop · drop · jiggle · wobble · undulate · thrust
Rhythmic spoken-word music genre
- trapDevice for catching animals
- bounceSpring back after impact
- 808Legendary drum machine model
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
beats · DJ · club · dancehall · reggaeton · crunk · Atlanta · producer
Spring back after impact
- AtlantaGeorgia's capital city
- strippersPerformers who disrobe
- clubsHeavy striking sticks
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
appropriation · origins · ballroom · southern
booty
Stolen valuables, especially treasure
wiggle · grind · squat · pop · drop · jiggle · wobble · undulate · thrust · dip
hiphop
Rhythmic spoken-word music genre
bassline · beats · DJ · club · dancehall · reggaeton · crunk · Atlanta · producer · drop
bounce
Spring back after impact
mainstream · appropriation · origins · ballroom · southern
meme
Shared online humor
video · influencer · VMA · sensation · reel · views · likes · compilation
- dance movespirouette, shimmy, waltz, tango, cha-cha
- 2013Boston Marathon bombing, Edward Snowden, NSA leaks, government shutdown, Harlem Shake
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- Coined Wordschortle, galumph, nerd, robot, quark
- Neologismsselfie, blog, vlog, podcast, hashtag
- American dancesCharleston, jitterbug, cakewalk, lindy hop, swing dance
twerkglide
Move with effortless continuity
float · stillness · freeze · pose · slow movement
twerkcourtly dance
Formal aristocratic choreography
Viennese waltz · cotillion · ballroom · square dance · country dance