"Twerk" has been added to Oxford Dictionaries Online — and the world can thank Miley Cyrus for making it happen. Quartz broke the news on Tuesday, announcing that the Oxford University Press, which ...

Back in 2013, as part of a quarterly online update, the Oxford Dictionary added the word "twerk" to its collection. The addition came after Miley Cyrus' widely discussed performance at the MTV Video ...

I hope you get as good of a laugh from this as I did. The Oxford Dictionary announced its latest update on Thursday. The dictionary has added almost 500 new words including, “twerk,” “hot mess,” ...

Thanks to Miley Cyrus, the word “twerk” has been everywhere this week. And now it’s going in the dictionary. Cyrus’ gyrations during her performance at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards caused a stir ...

USA TODAY - If you haven't seen enough of Miley Cyrus twerking at Sunday's MTV VMAs, be forewarned - you might be seeing her picture next to the word "twerk" in a dictionary one day. Quartz reports ...

LONDON (AP) — Twerking, the rump-busting up-and-down dance move long beloved on America's hip-hop scene, has officially gone mainstream. It's got the English dictionary entry to prove it. Britain's ...

Miley Cyrus’ raunchy performance at MTV's Video Music Awards may have brought “twerking” to much of the world’s attention, but the rump-thrusting dance move has been around long enough to warrant an ...

If you haven't seen enough of Miley Cyrus twerking at Sunday's MTV VMAs, be forewarned -- you might be seeing her picture next to the word "twerk" in a dictionary one day. The ODO defines "twerk" as a ...