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twerkathon

noun

Etymology

From twerk + -athon.

  1. inherited from ġearcian — “to prepare, make ready, procure, furnish, supply”
  2. derived from ġearc
  3. derived from yerkid — “tightly pulled”
  4. inherited from yerk
  5. compounded as twerk — “twitch + jerk”
  6. suffixed as twerkathon — “twerk + athon”

Definitions

  1. An energetic display of twerking, particularly to an audience.

    • In America, we like to blame pop for the ills in society – just look at the savage attacks critics have launched against Britney Spears' recent “Work Bitch,” or Miley Cyrus' infamous twerkathon.
    • More than a month removed from Miley Cyrus's “twerkathon” at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, it's hard to get the painful image out of my mind.
    • There was a twerkathon onstage, inciting one of the loudest crowd reactions we've experienced in our four years at Beauty Bar.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA