The first listed reference to its use happened in , while it was referred to as a noun even earlier. Twerk was added to the OED's online version in as part of a quarterly update of "current English," but while that edition changes, the Oxford English Dictionary is an historical record -- meaning the word will never be removed. Read More. The dictionary's first definition of the verb to twerk, is: "To move something with a twitching, twisting, or jerking motion. It refers to twerking's use -- then spelled with an "i" -- in an poem by Richard Kelsey on the defense of Wessex by Alfred the Great.
Kelsey wrote: "In vain he twirks his near-han' spur, In vain his red-challers threaten war An' fierce eyne bleeze Even more presciently, the dictionary refers to the Washington Post declaration that "Washington cliff-dwellers are twittering, twerking, and titillating.
The secondary meaning of twerking, the OED says, is: "To dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance. Now that sounds more like the moves thrust into the limelight by Cyrus. Miley Cyrus twerks, stuns VMA crowd. However, the dictionary's first attribution to the secondary meaning name checks a song by D.
J Jubilee in "Do the Jubilee, all Image source, Reuters. Image source, Getty Images. Miley Cyrus sang on stage with Ariana Grande at her Manchester benefit concert.
She says she's still learning who she is. Related Topics. Miley Cyrus Singing Objectification. Britney's done it. Every VMA performance, that's what you're looking for; you're wanting to make history. Her on-stage collaborator, Blurred Lines crooner Robin Thicke, apparently agreed.
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