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How to pronounce “twerk”

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Pronunciation guide for twerk

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of twerk with real speech in context.
Available examples: 3 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How Black Girls Can Reclaim Their Voice in MusicGirls across the gender spectrum, who love to twerk,
Definition summary: Synonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).

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How Black Girls Can Reclaim Their Voice in Music

Girls across the gender spectrum, who love to twerk,

[Noun]
Synonym of twerking (“a sexually-provocative dance, involving the performer thrusting their hips back from a low squatting stance while shaking their buttocks”).
(original sense, now dated) A fitful movement similar to a twitch or jerk.
[Verb]
To dance in a sexually-provocative way using hip thrusts in a low squatting stance while shaking the buttocks; to take part in twerking.
(original sense, now dated) To twitch or jerk.

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