We’re still a little unclear on Twerking.
“What is twerking” and “how to twerk” were the top “what is” and “how to” searches in Chicago, according to Google’s annual “Zeitgeist,” a breakdown of popular trends on the search engine.
Gibson’s Bar and Steakhouse won out as the most-searched local restaurant, with appearances by Shaw’s Crab House, The Girl and the Goat and Graham Elliot. (You can see the full restaurant ranking in the gallery above.)
The top trending search in the city was “paul walker,” followed by “blackhawks.” Those beat out more national topics including “Boston Marathon,” “iPhone 5S” and “government shutdown.”
Here are some of the full Chicago results:
Top trending searches:
Paul Walker
Blackhawks
Boston Marathon
Cory Monteith
iPhone 5S
Super Bowl 2013
Government shutdown
Adrian Peterson
Black Friday 2013
Aaron Hernandez
Top ‘what is” searches:
What is twerking
What is Ricin
What is DOMA
What is path
What is Molly
What is manslaughter
What is Vine
What is Glossophobia
What is Claustrophobia
What is Snapchat
Top “how to” searches:
How to Twerk
How to screenshot
How to wop
How to install
How to repent
How to shred
How to tie
How to network
How to play
How to negotiate
Top trending people
Paul Walker
Cory Monteith
Adrian Peterson
Aaron Hernandez
James Gandolfini
Jodi Arias
Amanda Bynes
Royal baby
George Zimmerman
Paula Deen
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