noun🔥 Gen-Z slang
lewk
a distinctive, intentional look
What it means
A distinctive, intentional, head-turning outfit or overall styling. Unlike a regular 'look', a lewk is bold, curated, and clearly the result of effort, meant to be noticed and admired.
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Examples
- Girl, that outfit is a lewk, you ate that up.
- She served a whole lewk to a casual brunch.
- I'm putting together a lewk for the concert tonight.
- Every single one of his fits is an absolute lewk.
Where it comes from
A stylized respelling of 'look' from drag and ballroom culture, popularized through RuPaul's Drag Race and fashion social media in the 2010s.
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