twink

• IPA^(key): /twɪŋk/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋk

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”).

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

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twink (plural twinks)

1. A twinkle; a glint.

Imitative.

twink (plural twinks)

1. The chaffinch.

From twinkie.

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. (Internet, derogatory) A player in a multi-user dungeon 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.

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

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

From the name of the Twink brand of correction fluid.

twink (uncountable)

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

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

1. To chirp or twitter.

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