twink

Meaning

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.

Opposite of

bear

Synonyms

pussy

😺

teenybopper

teeny-bopper

Translations

minet

gonzesse

pédale

pédé

tante

tata

lopette

checca

🧚

fico

gemmo

fonkelen

guiñar

😉

chispear

pestañear

funkeln

❇️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/twɪŋk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: twinken

Inherited from Old English: *twincian

Cognate with English: -k

Cognate with Middle High German: zwinken

Cognate with German: zwinkern

Cognate with Middle Dutch: twinc

Cognate with Middle High German: 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”).