winkle

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English

a winkle or common periwinkle, Littorina littorea
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Etymology

Short for periwinkle.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl

Noun

winkle (plural winkles)

  1. A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.
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  3. (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

Verb

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  1. To extract.

See also

Anagrams

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