"dwerk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dwɜɹk/ [General-American], /dwɜːk/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Etymology: Blend of dick + twerk. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dick|twerk}} Blend of dick + twerk Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dwerk (uncountable)
  1. Synonym of dwerking (“a sexually provocative dance”). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: dwerking [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-dwerk-en-noun-F8DecaPy Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 51 49

Verb [English]

IPA: /dwɜɹk/ [General-American], /dwɜːk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: dwerks [present, singular, third-person], dwerking [participle, present], dwerked [participle, past], dwerked [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Etymology: Blend of dick + twerk. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|dick|twerk}} Blend of dick + twerk Head templates: {{en-verb}} dwerk (third-person singular simple present dwerks, present participle dwerking, simple past and past participle dwerked)
  1. (slang) To dance in a sexually provocative way using forward hip thrusts while shaking one's penis, seen as the male equivalent to twerking. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-dwerk-en-verb-en:to_dance Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} dwerk
  1. alternative form of dwergh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dwergh
    Sense id: en-dwerk-enm-noun-yZFPp4oU Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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