Twinkie

See also: twinkie

English

Etymology

The brand name is said to be a diminutive twinkle +‎ -ie, based on a billboard for "Twinkle Toe Shoes" in St. Louis.

Noun

Twinkies

Twinkie (plural Twinkies)

(countable) A yellow cake with a creamy white filling, known for its artificiality and supposedly long shelf life.
(countable, US, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) An Asian person who dresses, acts and speaks according to Caucasian stereotypes rather than Asian ones (from the "yellow" outside and "white" inside; compare Oreo (“Black person who acts white”) and egg).

Synonyms

(acting white): banana, jook-sing

Coordinate terms

(acting white): coconut, Oreo

Derived terms

See also

Wikipedia article on Twinkies

References

In the film Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Harold says that his Korean friend would call him a twinkie – “Yellow on the outside, white on the inside”.

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