Quatopygia

WORD OF THE DAY


quatopygia \ KWAY/KHAH-tuh-PIJ-ee-uh \ noun


Definition:
1. the shaking of the buttocks in walking, a word especially applied to an erotic feminine walk


Examples:
When Thelma's walk resembled the quatopygia of a stripper, her boss chided her.


Next time you see Miley Cyrus or Beyoncé twerking like crazy, allow your friends a good laugh by saying, " I am sure she can practice quatopygia all day and all night."


Did You Know?
The word is from the urban dictionary and, when broken down, comes from the Latin quatio meaning "to shake" and the Greek pyge to mean "buttocks" 
Of course, there are many Greek roots for the glutes region of the body: pyg, pygo, pyga and pygia.