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wap routine

wap routine

9.9
A planned dance with hip shaking and dramatic body moves from the song WAP
  • noun
  • /wæp ruːˈtiːn/
  • NSFW
translation icon : rutina wap
  • The dancers received a standing ovation after flawlessly executing the wap routine.

Examples

  • Some schools banned the wap routine due to its provocative nature.

  • Have you seen the latest wap routine on TikTok?

  • She learned every move of the wap routine from online tutorials.

  • The wap routine is taking social media by storm.

  • The dancers received a standing ovation after flawlessly executing the wap routine.

  • She learned every move of the wap routine from online tutorials.

  • Some schools banned the wap routine due to its provocative nature.

How Energetic

wap routine
  • NSFW
9.9
to two-step
  • US
2 5.9

Surface Forms

wap routine singular
wap routines plural

Morphology

wap + routine

The element 'wap' is not a transparent lexical item for average B1 learners (it is slang/acronymic and not derivable from common vocabulary), so the specific sense of a sexualized, song‑linked dance cannot be inferred. While 'routine' indicates a staged performance and may hint that it is a kind of dance, that single constituent does not make the overall meaning predictable without prior exposure to 'wap'.

Etymology

Wap routine comes from the hit song 'WAP' by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. Fans copied the song's bold twerking and put those moves into a set called a routine, so Wap routine now means a planned, often provocative dance.