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Etymology

The term is a reference to a line from the hip-hop song Dior by Pop Smoke: "Oh, you feelin' sturdy, huh? (You feelin' sturdy, man)", released July 26, 2019. The term was popularized around early 2022.

Meanings

1. (slang) To perform a dance (originating in New York drill music culture) which involves repeatedly hopping and kicking the air.
   • Lizzo had some help getting sturdy after her recent concert! In a video -- posted on her TikTok account -- North West and her best friend, Ryan, joined the GRAMMY-winning singer backstage during her show in Inglewood, California, over the weekend. 2022 November 21, Tionah Lee, “North West Is Joined by Lizzo for Fun TikTok Dance”, in Entertainment Tonight, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2022:
   • During one especially viral in stream in April, Raleigh (via Syracuse) rapper Toosii uncovered a curious stain on Cenat's carpet while dancing with him in his room. Thanks to hilarious footage of the two stars getting sturdy and attempting backflips, Toosii's stream was a particularly memorable one in Cenat's catalogue. 2023 August 10, Kyle Denis, “15 Musicians Who Have Streamed With Kai Cenat: Drake, Ice Spice, 21 Savage & More”, in Billboard, Cincinnati, O.H.: Billboard Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2023:
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, sturdy.
   • And now that our institution is really getting sturdy we want to start talking about the social movement of change. 2014 March 27, Maria Shriver, quoting Sara Horowitz, “Sara Horowitz On Moving From Consumption to Connection”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2023:

Forms

wikipedia: Pop Smoke