Oxford Adds ‘Twerk’ to Online Dictionary

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Updated Apr. 20, 2017 5:48PM EDT / Published Aug. 31, 2013 12:00AM EDT

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Almost immediately following Miley's outlandish VMA performance, "twerk" was officially added to the Oxford Dictionaries lexicon. The definition: Dance to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance. While it seems like Miley had a lot to do with the addition, Oxford notes that they had been watching the word long before Cyrus got all up on those teddy bears . Bitcoin, emoji, selfie, and FOMO, are some of the other new words added. The online dictionary focuses on current English and includes modern meanings and uses of words.

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Oxford Adds ‘Twerk’ to Online Dictionary

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