winkle
See also: Winkle
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Littorina_littorea_001.jpg/220px-Littorina_littorea_001.jpg)
Etymology
Short for periwinkle.
Pronunciation
Noun
winkle (plural winkles)
- A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.
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- (children's slang) The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man.
- 2004, Robert Priest, How to Swallow a Pig:
- After all, he didn't want his winkle to get so big it became unruly and unnatural.
Synonyms
- (Littorinidae): oyster drill
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- (childish: the penis): See also Thesaurus:penis
Translations
gastropod — see periwinkle
children's slang: the penis
Verb
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- To extract.