Am I the only person here who acutally had to look up the definition of "twerking"

[CatWoman]

what happened to me?

I used to be so "hip"

[Wait Wut]

1. Probably not.

I had to look it up about 6 months ago. So, I'm only slightly ahead of you on the scale.

FWIW, once I looked it up...I was sorry.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. I had to as well...

...and I'm STILL not certain what it is!

Off to flatulate dust!

[CatWoman]

4. lol

you guys are cracking me up!!

[alsame]

3. ....

I had to look it up too

[CatWoman]

5. welcome to the club

[MadrasT]

6. No

and I regret doing so

[Supersedeas]

50. same here

[daleanime]

51. Uh, I haven't yet....

should I stop myself?

[MadrasT]

71. For the love of god do not do it

What has been seen cannot be unseen

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. No, I did, too.

A new word for an old move - Elvis, anyone?

[gollygee]

8. I did too!

I had "derp" in my head. I had no idea what it was.

[Control-Z]

9. Lolol!

I've got kids. My younger daughter blushed, though, when she found out I knew what it was. (In the privacy of her bedroom she does a pretty darn good twerk!)

[CatWoman]

10. lol

that's a hoot!!

[Isoldeblue]

11. Well, I didn't look it up...

and so I have no idea what it is.
I'm wondering that maybe I don't want to...
Actually, I only read that word for the first time.... here.... today... in the OP...

Talk about being "unhip"....

[PowerToThePeople]

12. No

I did not know what it meant. But after seeing it, I can remember 2-live-crew having dancers do that back in the 80s.

[Blue_Tires]

16. +1

"twerking" is just the most recent name for it...Even girls in my high school were dancing like that 20+ years ago (and I was at a very, very conservative RW Catholic school, too)

[PowerToThePeople]

24. I though about posting an old two-live-crew video

But I may get into trouble, not very PC. This was the "edgy" music when I was in high school. Shock music. There are a lot of the origin "2 Live Crew" videos on Youtube.

edit, here is one from 92. A little more PC I hope. Wreckx-N-Effect (NSFW)

[Blue_Tires]

27. LOL they played 2 Live at our dances...

and please *don't* post any vids...

[JustAnotherGen]

65. +1

[Bake]

13. I confess. I had to look it up too!

Bake

[Bucky]

14. Yes, twerking requires very strong hips

[AtomicKitten]

15. You and me both. I guess that makes us doofus hipsters. nt

[KittyWampus]

46. Linda Ronstadt never had to twerk.

[left on green only]

80. People Who Actually Have Talent Don't Need To. n/t

[AtomicKitten]

83. So true.

I saw her a few times *cough* many years ago in cozy venues around LA. She is an epic talent with an exquisite voice.

[sarisataka]

17. I had to look it up AND

then go to YouTube to understand it

[MadrasT]

72. It was the Youtube tha did me in

[Isoldeblue]

18. OK, I did...

I still don't get it. What purpose does it serve?
I thought it had to do with self-gratification.... But seeing these pictures, I haven't a clue.

[link:http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/frequently-asked-questions-about-twerking-youre-dying-to-k|

[KG]

19. I've been twerking for weeks now, my butt cheeks are tight as a drum.

you should try it!

[CatWoman]

22. nut

[etherealtruth]

20. My dental hygienist explained to me a few cleanings ago

I did not ask .... but, we were having a discussion about our teen-aged children ... and this come up

Prior to that conversation I had no clue

[KharmaTrain]

21. Blissfully Ignorant...

...and grateful my kids are grown and find this stuff as silly as I do...

[left on green only]

79. It Never Ceases To Amaze Me How Little Some People Will Allow Themselves To Be Entertained By. n/t

[KittyWampus]

23. I had to look up the meaning of "gleet" today. Twerking is more fun.

[Shrike47]

29. So I looked gleet up, since you referred to it. I was happier before.

[PowerToThePeople]

36. when I was a child, Gleet was similar to spitting

you pressed your tongue against your top teeth in a way that saliva from under your tongue would shoot out in a stream.

Man, I feel so 3rd grade again...

[KittyWampus]

45. okay, but that's not the definition of gleet that was being referred too.

[Egnever]

25. I just chose to remain ignorant

Guess i am getting old. Now I will run off and look it up.

[Shrike47]

26. I had to look it up. But then, I'm old.

[Warpy]

28. Another site I hang out on posted "Twerking at Wal Mart"

I suggest anyone in doubt about what it is search for it on You Tube.

I won't post it here, but it's hypnotic, that thing's got a mind of its own.

[madokie]

30. I'm old and I figured that one out on my own

I'm not sure what that makes me

[malaise]

31. I too was clueless

[Jackpine Radical]

32. I didn't even know to look it up until I saw this thread.

[steve2470]

33. me too ! nt

[SummerSnow]

34. My daughter told me one day..

" Mom, this girl was twerking on the train"
I said, " did anyone help her, she could swallow her tongue"

she said "what, why would she do that"?

I said, "duh cause that happens to some people when they have seizures"
she said, " mom, twerking is a dance not a medical condition"
I said, " damn"

[Siwsan]

35. I thought was a condition that makes one's tongue flop out of their mouth

That is just about the most cringe worthy attention getting behavior I've ever seen.

I finally saw the entire video of last night's performance by little miss Miley. I now feel the need for a shower. Ewwwww. Something about that girl is just not right.

[Arkansas Granny]

37. The only way I know is because I saw a reference to it a few days ago

and looked it up then.

[Peaceplace80]

38. My daughter informed my mom and I

The meaning of twerking, then she tried to get my mom to try it, thankfully my mom turned it down. I think I would hurt myself if I attempted it!

[Egalitarian Thug]

39. Every time I see it, I have to look it up again. Old, man, old. n/t

[Sissyk]

40. OK CatWoman!

This thread makes me laugh. THank you!!

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

41. Oooh....I WAS aware of the term, then forgot.

[nolabear]

42. It's a New Orleans staple, The New Orleans Bounce is twerking on steroids, if you can believe that!

I don't think I'll post. Trust me. I can't decide if it's awesome or horrifying but it's damned fascinating!

Miley's an amateur.

[Peaceplace80]

43. I looked up New Orleans twerking

Good Lord, Some of those girls can twerk upside down and in 3 inch heels! Your right Miley has nothing on them.

[CatWoman]

44. lol

now "I" have to look it up

[KamaAina]

85. New Orleans certainly has changed

Twerking was absolutely unknown in my day (early '90s).

[William769]

47. This was my response.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/113729017

[Generic Other]

48. I wish like those sounds only teens can hear and I can't

that I am just too old to see.

[chieftain]

49. I knew thanks to HuffPo's extensive coverage of twerking.

Sometimes HuffPo takes time out from its in-depth and important coverage of side boobs and nip slips to cover soft news.

[cherokeeprogressive]

52. No need or wish to know.

[DevonRex]

53. Shit. I just calculated acceleration correctly but don't know "twerking???"

Where's my brain today???

CatWoman, we have so much in common, as I've said before. Our cats match. We're female Army veterans. I lived in VA, too. I've always been the cool mom. I keep up with music and fashion and my kids could always talk to me, and did, no matter what the topic.

But somehow I missed twerking, too. I didn't look it up. That image in my head is too damn much already. I need alka-seltzer.

[CatWoman]

60. lol

I was alerted to the term by my grandson. He posted in real time about Miley "twerking" on his FB page. I'm like, "wtf"? What the hell is that????

[hamsterjill]

54. No.

But I haven't even bothered to look it up yet.

[doc03]

55. I didn't know. I never heard of a Hookah bar or

lounge until about a month ago. Now that I know I don't really care anyway.

[Vashta Nerada]

56. Nope.

I had no idea what it meant. Until this morning. Ugh.

[Art_from_Ark]

57. Didn't Wild Cherry sing about this years ago?

"Play that twerkin' music, white boy
Play that twerkin' music right
Play that twerkin' music, white boy
Lay down that boogie
And play that twerkin' music 'til you die"

[CatWoman]

61. how dare you desecrate that song!!!!

[IDemo]

58. Self evident - it's Tweeting while working

Right?

[DevonRex]

62. You should totally tell your kids you've been twerking.

Dare you.

[panader0]

63. "twerking off?

[gopiscrap]

59. I had to also.

[PD Turk]

64. You're not alone

I had no idea what it was either

[SwankyXomb]

66. How to kill twerking dead in its tracks

Mom to daughter: "Honey, I signed us up for a Twerkercize class at the Community Center."

[Generic Brad]

67. I think it's hilarious that the youngsters think they have invented something new

Like us oldsters never figured out how to dry hump really fast.

[CatWoman]

69. word

[UTUSN]

68. Dahling, between you and me, mere words are unnecessary n/t

[CatWoman]

70. hugs

[cry baby]

73. Yes indeed...had to look it up! I definitely wish I hadn't been curious...

really kind of wanted to scratch my eyes out!

Some things like this I wish I could erase from my brain!

[Behind the Aegis]

74. My baby chihuahua is a twerker.

While she can wag her tail, when she is really excited she puts her butt in the air and wiggles the whole thing while her tail wags. Twerking in the dog world! LOL!

[jberryhill]

75. It has something to do with vaginal infection?

I caught a few minutes of the performance before getting bored with it. My assumption was that she was having some sort of uncontrollable itch in her genital region, or perhaps was trying to adjust her costume.

I still don't know what "twerking" might be, but I imagine it must pay well if her movements were indeed intentional, as has been suggested thus far.

[Scootaloo]

76. I didn't HAVE to, no

But I did anyway

[VanillaRhapsody]

77. I think you get an automatic yeast infection just by watching Miley Cirus twerking and foam finger

humping...

You should all put Monostat on your shopping lists!

[tblue37]

78. Cat twerking:

[eridani]

81. It might catch a mouse that way

What are people supposed to catch?

[tblue37]

84. A rat? nt

[TDale313]

82. lol The infamous butt wiggle.

Kitteh 'bout to pounce.

[leftynyc]

86. LOL - Nope

I even looked up the you tube video showing how it's done.