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twink
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Twink \Twink\, n.
A wink; a twinkling. [Obs.]
(Zo["o]l.) The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]
Twink \Twink\, v. i. [OE. twinken. See Twinkle.] To twinkle. [Obs.]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1400, in phrase in a twynk of oon eye "suddenly, almost instantaneously," from twink (v.) "to wink," probably from Old English twincan (see twinkle (v.)). Meaning "a twinkle" is from 1830. Meaning "young sexually attractive person" is recorded from 1963, probably from Twinkie; but compare 1920s-30s British homosexual slang twank in a similar sense.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. A twinkle; a glint. vb. To twinkle, sparkle. Etymology 2
n. The chaffinch. Etymology 3
n. 1 (context gay slang English) A young, attractive, slim male, usually having little body hair. 2 (context derogatory slang English) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not. 3 (context Internet derogatory English) A player in a multi-user dungeon who engages in obnoxious or abusive behaviour. Etymology 4
n. (context New Zealand English) A generic term for correction fluid or correction tape.
Wikipedia
Twink may refer to:
John Charles Edward Alder (born 29 November 1944), better known as Twink, is an English drummer, singer and songwriter who was a central figure in the English psychedelic movement, and an actor. Recently, while still recording as Twink, Alder has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mohammed Abdullah.
Silky Curler Twink by Elida was a popular brand of home perm kit that was available in Britain in the late 1960s and 1970s, retailing for about 37 pence. It was promoted using full-page advertisements in women's magazines, such as the leading title Woman, and became a household name. Like some other such kits, its use could produce a strong odour of chemicals in the hair that some found unpleasant. The fashion for home perming subsequently ended and the brand has long since ceased being produced. However, the brand still evokes a sense of nostalgia in some who remember it from their youth and examples of its packaging can be collectors items.
The British musician and actor Twink, born John Charles Alder, is said to have taken his stage name from the product.
Elida Gibbs Limited, based in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England was established in 1910 and was renamed Elida Faberge Limited in 1995. It is now a member of the Unilever NV group of companies.
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Twink is a gay slang term used to describe young men in their late teens to early twenties. Usage of the term varies, but traits attributed to twinks can include attractiveness, having little or no body or facial hair, a slim to average build, or appearing to be younger than their chronological age. The term dates back to at least 1963, but may be derived from the older British term twank.
Usage examples of "twink".
Evie asked Tig Vesicle did he have a twink called Ed Chianese in one of the tanks.
It was part of some anecdote from when the twink still had a life, blah, blah, blah, they all pretended to remember that.
How come Ed ended up a twink, he wanted to know, when a twink was surely the opposite of all that?
The tusked cultivar on Electric Avenue, the twink curled foetally in the twink-tank: whether they knew it or not, they had asked and answered all the questions the universe could support for now.
A little later, paraplegic, catheterised and stuffed to the limits of his nervous system with brand new drugs, Ed Chianese, twink, felt the Einstein Cross light up his brain, and took control of his K-ship.
In Twink, squads of prisoners worked at demolishing the rear wall to enlarge the work space.
He was surprised when Dravog, in conversation with another warder, mentioned that one of the side passages leading from Twink would take him into Market.
Let us say that somewhere beyond Twink there exists a waterfall, falling from a cavern above ours.
The new borings in Twink have collapsed, and many good men are buried.
We will meet at the inner corner of Twink, where there are two passages leading off, so that we can escape if necessary.
Mariella pulls on her sheepskin-lined denim jacket, saddles her bay mare, Twink, and rides at a trot along the dry riverbed.
Mariella twitches the reins when Twink drops her head to investigate a patch of engineer grass.
But there is a big and immediately obvious difference, for there is no life at all in the Martian deserts, and life is everywhere around Mariella as she lets Twink set the pace on the trail home.
Mariella tells Twink, who is snuffling at the pockets of her denim jacket.
She feeds the mare the carrot she brought, and feels unexpected tears prick her eyes when Twink snuffles at her jacket again.