twink

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /twɪŋk/ Rhymes: -ɪŋk === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Verb ==== twink (third-person singular simple present twinks, present participle twinking, simple past and past participle twinked) To twinkle; to sparkle. (now dialectal) To wink. ===== Derived terms ===== twinkle ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== twink (plural twinks) One or more very small, short bursts of light. Synonyms: twinkle, glint 1921, Almira Bailey, “The Bay on Sunday Morning” in Vignettes of San Francisco, San Francisco: The San Francisco Journal, p. 18,[1] […] chug of the fishermen’s boats, twink of lights in the harbor at night […] A very short moment of time. Synonyms: instant, twinkling; see also Thesaurus:moment ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Imitative of the sound. ==== Noun ==== twink (plural twinks) The chaffinch. ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== twink (third-person singular simple present twinks, present participle twinking, simple past and past participle twinked) To chirp or twitter. === Etymology 3 === From twinkie. More at Twink § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Noun ==== twink (plural twinks) (gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair. Synonym: chicken Antonym: bear (derogatory, slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not. Synonyms: (UK) poof, (especially US) fag, faggot; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man (online gaming, mildly derogatory) 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. [from late 1990s] (online gaming, derogatory, dated) 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. [1980s and 1990s] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== twink (third-person singular simple present twinks, present participle twinking, simple past and past participle twinked) (intransitive, gaming, derogatory) 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. === Etymology 4 === Genericized trademark of Twink, a brand of correction fluid in New Zealand. ==== Noun ==== twink (uncountable) (New Zealand) Correction fluid or correction tape. === Anagrams === winkt == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English twink. === Pronunciation === === Noun === twink m (plural twinks) (LGBTQ slang) twink (a young attractive man) == Turkish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English twink. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t(ɯ)ˈvinc/ Hyphenation: twink === Noun === twink (definite accusative twinki, plural twinkler) (LGBTQ slang) twink (a young attractive man) ==== Declension ====