"work it" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} work it
  1. (colloquial, often imperative) An approving description or a cry of encouragement to someone whose behavior is titillating, such as someone aiming to dress sexily or someone performing in erotic dancing or stripping. Tags: colloquial, imperative, often
    Sense id: en-work_it-en-phrase-HxpO5wsB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (colloquial) An approving description of anyone demonstrating skilful use of anything. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-work_it-en-phrase-4WZGyD2O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Download JSON data for work it meaning in English (2.1kB)

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