In August 2013, the Oxford English Dictionary added the word "twerk." It was defined as dancing "in a sexually provocative manner, using thrusting movements of the bottom and hips while in a low, squatting stance." According to the dictionary, the earliest known use of the verb dates back to the 1840s, and as a noun back to the 1820s.
About a month later, as part of filming for her reality show "Queen of Bounce", hip-hop artist Big Freedia gathered more than 350 people in New York City to set the Guinness World Record for the most people twerking simultaneously (shown in the photo here). In 2014, Big Freedia broke their own record at the Central City Festival in New Orleans, the home of bounce, with 406 people total, according to Guinness World Records. That remains the record today.
