lewk

noun

ˈlu̇k  ˈlü̇k 

plural lewks

slang

: a fashion look (see look entry 2 sense 2c) that is distinctive to the wearer and that is noticeable and memorable to others

Sitting in the lobby of the Mercer Hotel just before the most recent New York Fashion Week, where Mr. [Brad] Goreski was a constant … presence, he explained: "A 'lewk' is like, 'I'm wearing a lewk today,' it's something that everybody will notice. …"

—Ben Widdicombe

To use the term of art, a lewk is a personal style signature so individual it's almost indivisible from you.

—Véronique Hyland

And yet, the secret to nailing an airport lewk is easier than one thinks: It's all in the travel bag.

—Christian Allaire and Madeline Fass

But if you have an important event, these things do help give you a lewk instead of just a look.

—Rachel Dratch

Examples of lewk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wear your Skechers and your Prada backpack for our Free Photobooth, or don your best late 90s/Y2K lewks. —Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 May 2023

Pair with strappy faux-high-waisted bottoms for a total lewk. —Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 22 Feb. 2023

Childish Gambino became Stylish Gambino over the weekend when Donald Glover attended Beyoncé's Renaissance release party in what can only be described as a lewk. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Aug. 2022

The next dress is a tight sheath with a bouncy train stapled to the back as though a Fire Island drag queen tucked the curtains into her knickers for a lewk, hunty!!!! —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2021

First up: Granny, truly serving a lewk! —Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 8 June 2021

Word History

Etymology

alteration of look entry 2

First Known Use

2009, in the meaning defined above