twink

¹ American  

[twingk] / twɪŋk /

verb (used with or without object)

1. wink.

2. twinkle.

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twink ² American  

[twingk] / twɪŋk /

noun

Slang.

1. a young, attractive gay man with a slim, boyish appearance.

2. (in a role-playing game) a low-level character who is equipped with advanced-level armor and weapons obtained from a high-level character, as a gift or through real money trade.

   Check out the overpowered gear on the twink who just joined our group.

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twink British  

/ twɪŋk /

noun

1. white correction fluid for deleting written text

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Etymology

Origin of twink¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English twinken; cognate with German zwinken “to wink”; akin to twinkle

Origin of twink²

First recorded in 1960–65; shortening of twinkie “a gay or effeminate man; a younger male regarded as an object of gay male desire”; commonly associated with Twinkie, a trademark for a kind of small, oblong cake with a creamy filling