twinks

Noun (1)

twink (plural twinks)

1. One or more very small, short bursts of light.
   • […] chug of the fishermen’s boats, twink of lights in the harbor at night […]1921, Almira Bailey, “The Bay on Sunday Morning” in Vignettes of San Francisco, San Francisco: The San Francisco Journal, p. 18

   Synonyms:

   twinkle, glint

2. A very short moment of time.
   • […] in a twink she won me to her love.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   instant, twinkling, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo

Noun (2)

twink (plural twinks)

1. The chaffinch.
2. A sound made by the chaffinch and some other birds.
   • The chaffinch 'twinks, twinks!' sets up his topknot, and sings his very best to his mate that is sitting near him. Even the hedge sparrow and the wren sing well, although few would give them credit for it.1889, Charles Peters, The Girl's Own Outdoor Book: Containing Practical Help, page 390

Noun (3)

twink (plural twinks)

1. (slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
   • “Where are the twinks anyway? They usually have the decency to provide one or two decorative twinks… Jesus, who needs to waste a night staring at these tired old Gucci queens.”1978, Armistead Maupin, “Full moon in Seacliff”, in Tales of the City, New York: Ballantine, pages 253–254

   Synonyms:

   chicken

   Antonyms:

   bear

2. (derogatory, slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
   • “I thought testosterone would turn me into a man, but it turned me into a twink,” Tom, who is nonbinary, revealed to a cackling West Village audience last week at the Greenwich House Theater in Manhattan.2023 December 14, Gina Cherelus, “The Trans Comic Looking for Love ‘at the End of the World’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2024

   Synonyms:

   pretty boy, fairy, bading, big girl's blouse, cockney, cot-quean, cupcake, dudelet, fakaleiti, femboy

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