English Explanatory Dictionary

twink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To twinkle; to sparkle.
  2. To wink.
noun
  1. One or more very small, short bursts of light.
  2. A very short moment of time.
noun
  1. The chaffinch.
verb
  1. To chirp or twitter.
noun
  1. A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
  2. A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
  3. A lower-level character in a roleplaying game (MMO) which is artificially overgeared or overpowered, due to being given advanced equipment or resources via a higher-level character controlled by the same player.
  4. A player in a multi-user dungeon (MUD) who engages in abusive min-maxing behaviour and exploits or took advantage of other players for personal gain.
verb
  1. To engage in obnoxious or abusive behaviour in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game, for example by griefing or by equipping a low-level character with advanced equipment from another player.
noun
  1. Correction fluid or correction tape.
noun
  1. Synonym of correction fluid.

Pronunciation

/ˈtwɪŋk/ [ˈtʰwɪŋk] en-us-twink.oga en-au-twink.ogg

Word forms

twink twinks twinking twinked

Etymology

From Middle English twinken, twynken, from Old English *twincian (“to wink; twinkle”), from Proto-West Germanic *twinkōn, 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, modern German zwinkern (“to wink; twinkle”), Middle Dutch twinc (“a blink”), Middle High German zwinzen, zwinzern (“to blink, blink hard”).

Synonyms

twinkle glint instant twinkling bat of an eye bit blink of an eye crack eyeblink flash glimpse half a mo jiff jiffy jot minute mo moment New York minute New York second no time sec second span split-second spurt stound tick trice twink while chicken pretty boy fairy bading big girl's blouse cockney cot-quean cupcake dudelet fakaleiti femboy gentleman ginch girl's blouse girlyman janegirl jessie nancy nancyboy nancy pants pansy Percy poof poofter posy sniffer puss-gentleman quiche-eater sissy softling

Antonyms

bear

Derived words

twinkle twink death twinkification twunk
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