twink

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twɪŋk/, [tʰw̥ɪŋk]

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

Etymology 1

From Middle English twinken, twynken, from Old English *twincian (“to wink; twinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *twinkōną, an augmented form (with formative *-kōną; see English -k) of Proto-Germanic *twint- (“to twinkle”). Cognate with Middle High German zwinken, zwingen, German zwinkern (“to wink; twinkle”).

Verb

twink (third-person singular simple present twinks, present participle twinking, simple past and past participle twinked)

1. To twinkle; sparkle
2. (now dialectal) To wink

Derived terms

• twinkle

Translations

twinkle, sparkle

• Finnish: kimmeltää (fi), tuikkia (fi)
• Russian: мерца́ть (ru) n (mercátʹ)
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• Spanish: chispear (es) m, pestañear (es), guiñar (es)
• Swedish: tindra (sv), glimma (sv), blänka (sv)

Noun

twink (plural twinks)

1. A twinkle; a glint.

Translations

A twinkle; a glint

• Finnish: kimmellys, tuike
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• Tagalog: Sulyap

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Noun

twink (plural twinks)

1. The chaffinch.

Translations

The chaffinch

• Czech: pěnkava (cs) f
• Finnish: peipponen, peippo (fi)
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• Swedish: bofink (sv) c

Etymology 3

From twinkie.

Noun

twink (plural twinks)

1. (gay slang) A young, attractive, slim male, usually having little body hair.
   • 2006, Dennis D. Waskul and Phillip Vannini, Body/Embodiment: Symbolic Interaction and the Sociology of the Body, page 135:

     ...the narrow gay ideal of a slim or waiflike male body, as displayed by the young "twink".

2. (derogatory, slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
3. (gaming, derogatory) A player in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game who engages in obnoxious or abusive behaviour.
   • 1997, "Flower of the Night", Looking for a mud (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.diku)

     I certainly don't consider myself a twink; however it seems that anyone who doesn't agree with another's point of view is automatically labelled as such.

   • 1997, "Gov't Cheeze", [AD/REQUEST] Builders and Players (twinks need not apply) (on newsgroup rec.games.mud.admin)

     You will not find any stock. You will not find any easy mobs. You will not find any +100 dam 'big swords of I win'. You will not find twink mudders. You will not hear about how Jim the Kewl dOOd scored last night at his sister's birthday party. You will not find bots.

Synonyms

• (gay slang: young, attractive, slim man): chicken
• (weak or effeminate man): poof (British), fag (especially US), faggot (especially US)

Antonyms

• (gay slang: young, attractive, slim man): bear

Translations

gay slang: young, attractive, slim man

• Czech: koloušek (cs) m
• Esperanto: tvinko
• French: minet (fr) m
• Hungarian: nyunyó
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• Italian: fico (it) m
• Navajo: dilkǫǫhii yázhí
• Russian: твинк m (tvink)
• Tagalog: tarantado m

weak or effeminate man

• Finnish: hintti (fi)
• French: lopette (fr) f, gonzesse (fr) f
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• Italian: checca (it) f
• Tagalog: tarantado m

Verb

twink (third-person singular simple present twinks, present participle twinking, simple past and past participle twinked)

1. (intransitive, gaming, derogatory) To engage in obnoxious or abusive behaviour in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game, for example by griefing or by equipping a low-level character with advanced equipment from another player.

Etymology 4

From the name of the Twink brand of correction fluid.

Noun

twink (uncountable)

1. (New Zealand) Correction fluid or correction tape.

Etymology 5

Verb

twink (third-person singular simple present twinks, present participle twinking, simple past and past participle twinked)

1. To chirp or twitter.

Anagrams

• winkt