Though wordsmiths say the term "twerk" originated in the 1990s, the practice's popularity rose vigorously in 2013 thanks to Miley Cyrus' viral antics, Jimmy Kimmel's stunt and even Oxford Dictionaries Online, which added "twerk" to its roster.
On Thursday night, it appears Glee will try to put the proverbial nail in the coffin of the sexually-charged dance craze in its "The End of Twerk" episode.
For the uninitiated, twerking is dancing "to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance."
In the Glee trailer, above, principal Sue Sylvester aims to "end the pandemic of twerking for all." Then, a wrecking ball makes a destructive cameo. That's so Miley.
Glee has been known to help end pop-culture trends. The show notably influenced the demise of Rebecca Black's "Friday" and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe."
In another teaser, below, the cast reveals they'll be performing Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," with some "raunchy" dance moves added to the mix.
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