twink

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To twinkle; to sparkle.
2. (dialectal) To wink.

Noun

1. One or more very small, short bursts of light.
2. A very short moment of time.

Noun

The chaffinch.

Noun

1. (slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
2. (derogatory, slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
3. (Internet, derogatory, mildly) 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. (Internet, dated, derogatory) 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.

Noun

Correction fluid or correction tape.

Concepts

minet

pédale

gonzesse

tante

tata

lopette

pédé

Opposé de

bear

Synonymes

pussy

😺

teenybopper

teeny-bopper

Traductions

funkeln

❇️

checca

🧚

fico

gemmo

fonkelen

guiñar

😉

chispear

pestañear

köpürmek

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/twɪŋk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: twinken

Hérité de ancien anglais: *twincian

Appartenant à anglais: -k

Appartenant à moyen haut-allemand: zwinken

Appartenant à allemand: zwinkern

Appartenant à moyen néerlandais: twinc

Appartenant à moyen haut-allemand: zwinzen

In summary

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”).