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winkfest

winkfest noun: a work typified by winking, either literally or in the form of ironic self-reference.

Noun

winkfest (plural winkfests)

  1. (rare) A work typified by winking, either literally or in the form of ironic self-reference.
    • The girl sleuth in a retro-pomo pop-culture winkfest that has everything but a good mystery, which was all it needed.2007 June 29, The New York Times, “Movie Guide and Film Series”, in New York Times

Forms of winkfest

pluralwinkfests

Origin of winkfest

From wink + -fest.

Questions about winkfest

What does winkfest mean?
Winkfest means a work typified by winking, either literally or in the form of ironic self-reference.
What part of speech is winkfest?
Winkfest is a noun.
What is the plural of winkfest?
The plural of winkfest is winkfests.

Words near winkfest in the dictionary

  1. winkered
  2. winkers
  3. winketh
  4. Winkey
  5. Winkeys
  6. winkfest
  7. winkfests
  8. Winkfield
  9. Winkfields
  10. Winkhill
  11. winkie

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