lewk

English

Etymology

Respelling of look. The slang sense was popularized around 2010 by fashion stylist Brad Goreski on the reality television series The Rachel Zoe Project.

Noun

lewk (plural lewks)

1. Pronunciation spelling of look, representing Northern England English.
   • 2000 September 6, J W B Greenwood, “Re: Leeds Mayor?”, in uk.local.yorkshire‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Aye, weel if tha's a bit o' spare time, tha mun' hev a lewk at 'is record as MP fer, Bristol, his ministry and summat to dew wi' airyplanes i' Filton.

2. (slang) A unique, characteristic or carefully constructed appearance or outfit.
   • 2019 August, Elly Watson, “The Bitch with the Sauce”, in DIY, number 88, London, page 45:

     Although not wanting to give too much away of what she has planned – with the exception that she'll definitely be sporting a “lewk” – her debut UK festival performance is certain to see her piss off some R&L rock purists with her take-no-shit bubblegum pop bangers.

   • 2023 June 14, Alexandria Dale, “Kim Kardashian relaxes poolside in a bright pink thong bikini”, in Women's Health‎^[2]:

     While her top was a classic triangle style with tie straps at the neck and bust, she paired it with sleek and minimal thong bottoms featuring a dipped front. Unfortunately, her exact two-piece has almost completely sold out in all sizes, but you can shop her lewk here: […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:lewk.

Verb

lewk (third-person singular simple present lewks, present participle lewking, simple past and past participle lewked)

1. Pronunciation spelling of look, representing Northern England English.

References

• “Words We're Watching: 'Lewk': Feeling cute, might delete later.”, in Words We're Watching, Merriam-Webster, 2020 November 26 (last accessed)

Anagrams

• Welk, kewl, welk