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twerk

noun verb

A puny or insignificant person, generally male; a twerp.

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
T
Ends with
K
Contains
WER
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/twɜːk/ /twɛɹk/

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A puny or insignificant person, generally male; a twerp.

noun

  1. A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk.

  2. A dance involving sexual movements of the hips and buttocks

verb

  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.

noun

  1. An abrupt call, such as that made by the California quail.

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