Miley Cyrus, twerking, and the 'sexual hazing' of American pop stars

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  1. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  2. prance
    move or step in a lively, spirited, or showy way
  3. cluck
    the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
  4. clucking
    the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
    cluck-clucking - comparison to a mother hen with her chicks (neg.), showing your disapproval
  5. ambivalence
    mixed feelings or emotions
  6. raunchy
    earthy and sexually explicit
  7. derriere
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  8. lewd
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  9. tweak
    adjust finely
  10. gape
    look with amazement
  11. inducing
    act of bringing about a desired result
  12. spectacle
    something or someone seen, especially a notable sight
    gape-inducing spectacle - stare in schock
  13. debutante
    a young woman making her formal entrance into society
    debutante's ball - a girl or young lady who reaches mature age
  14. writhed
    twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
  15. rite of passage
    a ritual performed when an individual changes status
  16. salacious
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  17. boundary
    the line indicating the limit or extent of something
    push the bounds - cross boundaries
  18. backlash
    a movement away from an impact
    backlash of moral outrage – reaction (neg. almost always)
  19. outrage
    a disgraceful event
  20. callous
    emotionally hardened
  21. voyeurism
    receiving gratification from seeing others' sexual behavior
  22. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  23. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
  24. scorn
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  25. angst
    an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety
  26. flavour
    the taste experience when a savory condiment is taken into the mouth
    flavour of the month – a person or thing currently but temporarily popular
  27. bestow
    give as a gift
  28. straddle
    sit or stand astride of
  29. dichotomous
    divided into two sharply distinguished parts
  30. vehemence
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
  31. appropriation
    a deliberate act of acquisition, often without permission
  32. don
    a teacher or tutor, especially at Cambridge or Oxford
    1. to don (archaic) - to get dressed, to put on (clothing)
    [dons, donning, donned]
  33. trope
    language used in a nonliteral sense
    A trope is a word used in a nonliteral sense to create a powerful image. If you say, "Chicago's worker bees buzz around the streets," you're using a trope. Workers aren't literally bees, but it suggests how fast they move.

    donning the typical tropes
  34. skimpy
    containing little excess
    adv. skimpily
  35. grope
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
    also: touch/handle for sexual pleasure
  36. mold
    the distinctive form in which a thing is made
    fit the mold - fit the standard
  37. haze
    dust or smoke in the air that causes reduced visibility
    sexual hazing - subjection to harassment or ridicule
Created on Sun Nov 03 17:08:54 EST 2013 (updated Sun Nov 03 17:09:28 EST 2013)

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