Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get sturdy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: get s-tur-dy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To perform a dance (originating in New York drill music culture) which involves repeatedly hopping and kicking the air.

Slang

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, sturdy.

Example Sentences

"Lizzo had some help getting sturdy after her recent concert! In a video -- posted on her TikTok account -- North West and her best friend, Ryan, joined the GRAMMY-winning singer backstage during her show in Inglewood, California, over the weekend."
"During one especially viral in stream in April, Raleigh (via Syracuse) rapper Toosii uncovered a curious stain on Cenat's carpet while dancing with him in his room. Thanks to hilarious footage of the two stars getting sturdy and attempting backflips, Toosii's stream was a particularly memorable one in Cenat's catalogue."
"And now that our institution is really getting sturdy we want to start talking about the social movement of change."

Etymology

The term is a reference to a line from the hip-hop song Dior by Pop Smoke: "Oh, you feelin' sturdy, huh? (You feelin' sturdy, man)", released July 26, 2019. The term was popularized around early 2022.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

gets sturdy (present, singular) getting sturdy (participle, present) got sturdy (past) got sturdy (participle, past) gotten sturdy (participle, past)

Questions

What does get sturdy mean?: To perform a dance (originating in New York drill music culture) which involves repeatedly hopping and kicking the air.
Where does get sturdy come from?: The term is a reference to a line from the hip-hop song Dior by Pop Smoke: "Oh, you feelin' sturdy, huh? (You feelin' sturdy, man)", released July 26, 2019. The term was popularized around early 2022.

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