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.

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.

Related slang

#serve#slay#ate#drip

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