Twinkie
Meanings
noun
- A yellow cake with a creamy white filling, known for its artificiality and supposedly long shelf life.
- Synonym of banana: A person of East Asian descent considered to have overly assimilated and to be subservient to white authority, an East Asian race traitor.
- Alternative letter-case form of twinkie.
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Twinkie.
- A generic version of the snack food, that is an oblong yellow cake with a creamy white filling.
- An actor, actress, or public figure who is considered to be no more than eye candy.
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Etymology
The brand name is said to be a diminutive, twinkle + -ie (or otherwise modified), based on a billboard for "Twinkle Toe Shoes" in St. Louis, although there are also claims for solely one or the other. The meaning in reference to well-assimilated Asians is derived from the slur that they are "yellow on the outside, white on the inside".
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