Twerking is the mating display of the female Africanus Americanus. When the female of the species goes into estrus, which is nearly continuous except for 1 week out of a lunar month, she "twerks" to signal her availability to males in the area and to display her sexual fitness.

In the display, the female arches her back and raises her buttocks into the air and gyrates the pelvis using quick, jerking motions, causing the tissue in the buttocks to jiggle and bounce in such a way that it moves separately from the pelvis itself.

The male of the species, upon seeing such a display, is compelled to approach the female, offering his genital region for the female to grind and jerk her buttocks against.

The display culminates when the female and a male go to a less public area to mate, such as a bathroom stall or the backseat of the male's 1989 Chevy Impala. The encounter is often brief, the male losing interest almost immediately after ejaculation. But the female, if her level of excitement is high, will often invite other nearby males join in and mate with her.

Her ability to handle males can be quite high. In the wild, females have been observed mating with groups of 20 males at the same time.

If successful, the female will give birth in 9 months, raising the child as a single parent in habitats known colloquially as "the projects". The child will stay with the female until he or she reaches adolescence, at which point it will begin to produce offspring of his or her own.
Tyrone: Yo, did you see LaQuiffa twerking that big ole booty of hers at da club last night?
Kershawn: Hells yeah I did. I got me some a dat sweet pootytang of hers in the backseat of Leroy's Impala, too.
by Digglersonn November 11, 2013
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A sacred, traditional practice originating from the Amhara tribe. The act of twerking occurs when one's legs move in such a way that causes the buttocks to resonate, connecting the participant with cosmic energy. It can be used as an act of communication and also can allow the user to communicate with the dead.
Shaquanda Goodson was having a rough day, so she decided that twerking in praise of her late grandmother in order to receive her guidance would be ideal.
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The motion of a woman, preferably a hot Latino chick, jiggling her ass cheeks up and down, hoping to make the hot boys pepe to go up, and hopefully smash later.
Guy: holy shit look at Vanessa twerking over there! I’m definately gunna smash her brains out tonight
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A conjuctive term when "tweak' and "work" don't suffice.
Katie's dance routine wasn't quite right. So Chris told her to just "twerk" it a little.
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to shake one's ass rapidly
Alvin: "man, you never heard of twerking?"
Cibor: "What's this you speak of, twerking?"
Alvin: "iTS WHEN A GIRL SHAKING HER ASS ALL UP ON YOU, USING HER BACK AND SHIT"
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Turnup time; Twerk Team twerking; Grab the stripper pole
Twerk Chick #1: I have a stripper pole!
Twerk Chick #2: You know what that means!
Twerk Chick #3: Let's get ready to...
All 3 Twerk Chicks: Twerk It!!!
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Twerk that ass Miley. We know you're not the originator or TWERKING. Maybe the inventor or tweaking .
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