Definition of TWINK

twink

Meanings

Plural: twinks

Verb

  • To twinkle; to sparkle.
  • To wink.
  • To chirp or twitter.
  • 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

  • One or more very small, short bursts of light.
  • A very short moment of time.
  • The chaffinch.
  • A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
  • A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
  • 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.
  • A player in a in a multi-user dungeon (MUD) who engages in abusive min-maxing behaviour and exploits or took advantage of other players for personal gain.
  • Correction fluid or correction tape.

Origin / 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

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

Antonyms

bear

Scrabble Score: 12

twink is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
twink is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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