wincest

/ˈwɪn.sɛst/

wincest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of wince.

Meaning of wince

wince (third-person singular simple present winces, present participle wincing, simple past and past participle winced)

(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
- I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
(transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.
- A horse winces.

wincest (uncountable)

(slang) Incest, usually of two siblings.
- Oh I see, so if they were over the age of 18 you wouldn't be having "wincest" with them as you put it, huh?2009 October 22, Onideus Mad Hatter [username], “Re: Tomba's pedo website ...ripe for hacking”, in alt.support.boy-lovers (Usenet)
- 5. Powerpuff Girls wincest (It's basically an act of hot sex between family members, which makes it WINcest according to www.urbandictionary.com).2009 October 27, Ashleigh Johnson, “Playboy steals the Internet's idea”, in The Daily Titan, volume 85, number 27, California State University, Fullerton, page 6

Wincest (uncountable)

(slang) The incestuous homoerotic relationship of the fictional brothers Dean and Sam Winchester from the television series Supernatural.
- Wincest stories often take their transgressive cues from the text itself; often when Sam and Dean are seducing each other in Wincest stories, the more reluctant of the two is convinced to engage in the relationship when the other reiterates that they are already outsiders in society, already...2009, Emily Turner, "Scary Just Got Sexy: Transgression in Supernatural and Its Fanfiction", in In the Hunt: Unauthorized Essays on Supernatural (ed. Supernatural.tv), BenBella Books (2009), page 159
- Instead, she suggests, the romanticized, paratextual Wincest slash fiction offers Sam and Dean a redemptive happiness that they are perpetually denied by the show's writers both in a diegetic sense (via Chuck Shurley, the show's writer/prophet who publishes novels based on the boys' adventures) and...2011, Darren Elliott-Smith, “'Go Be Gay for That Poor, Dead Intern:' Conversion Fantasies and Gay Anxieties in Supernatural”, in Stacey Abbott, David Lavery, editors, TV Goes to Hell: An Unofficial...

From wince + -est.

Blend of win + incest, influenced by the slash ship name Wincest.

From Win(chester) + -cest. Possibly influenced by wincest.

What does wincest mean?: Wincest means incest, usually of two siblings.
What is wincest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?: Wincest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of wince.
What part of speech is wincest?: Wincest can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce wincest?: Wincest is pronounced /ˈwɪn.sɛst/.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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