Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twerkathon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: twerkathon
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An energetic display of twerking, particularly to an audience.

Slang

Example Sentences

"In America, we like to blame pop for the ills in society – just look at the savage attacks critics have launched against Britney Spears' recent “Work Bitch,” or Miley Cyrus' infamous twerkathon."
"More than a month removed from Miley Cyrus's “twerkathon” at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, it's hard to get the painful image out of my mind."
"There was a twerkathon onstage, inciting one of the loudest crowd reactions we've experienced in our four years at Beauty Bar."

Etymology

From twerk + -athon.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: twerk

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

twerkathons (plural)

Questions

What does twerkathon mean?: An energetic display of twerking, particularly to an audience.
Where does twerkathon come from?: From twerk + -athon.

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