Twerking isn't new, but the way the term has been thrown around lately would make one think that it was some newly invented phenomena. After tonight's (Aug. 25) MTV Video Music Awards, that included a performance by Miley Cyrus in which she did some twerking, we decided to get to the bottom (pun intended) of this dance move's origin.

This instructional video will teach you how to twerk... and if you're just in it for the humor, it has you covered there too.

If you're still a little lost, or if you laughed so hard through that video that you missed the whole thing, Urban Dictionary gives plenty of hilarious definitions to help you catch up. On May 3, 2013 twerk was the urban word of the day on Urbandictionary.com. That definition is listed as:

The rhythmic gyrating of the lower fleshy extremities in a lascivious manner with the intent to elicit sexual arousal or laughter in ones intended audience

The six entries that follow for the word twerk on the Urban Dictionary website are far more depictive of what twerking is all about. We'll let you discover those for yourself, though, as some are borderline inappropriate. (Not shocking considering this dance move, though, right?) Definitions number five and are pretty great, so do take a look if you poses a funny bone!

On a more "serious note," Wikipedia defines twerking as this:

This makes perfect sense, since Miley Cyrus recently tested out her rap skills on French Montana's track "Ain’t Worried About Nothin'”

And all of this, brings us back to Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMAs.



Still need some more twerking? Twerking is so hot right now, it even has its own subcategory on reddit filled with videos. We'll warn you though, many of them are NSFW!