twink (third-person singular simple present twinks, present participle twinking, simple past and past participle twinked)
To twinkle; sparkle
(now dialectal) To wink
twink (plural twinks)
One or more very small, short bursts of light.
Synonyms: twinkle, glint
A very short moment of time.
Synonym: twinkling
Imitative.
twink (plural twinks)
The chaffinch.
twink (plural twinks)
(gay slang) A young, attractive, slim male, usually having little body hair.
Synonym: chicken
Antonym: bear
(derogatory, slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
Synonyms: poof (British), fag (especially US), faggot, Thesaurus:effeminate man
(gaming, derogatory) A player in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game who engages in obnoxious or abusive behaviour.
twink (third-person singular simple present twinks, present participle twinking, simple past and past participle twinked)
(intransitive, gaming, derogatory) To engage in obnoxious or abusive behaviour in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game, for example by griefing or by equipping a low-level character with advanced equipment from another player.
From the name of the Twink brand of correction fluid.
twink (uncountable)
(New Zealand) Correction fluid or correction tape.
twink (third-person singular simple present twinks, present participle twinking, simple past and past participle twinked)
To chirp or twitter.
• winkt
Source: Wiktionary
Twink, v. i. Etym: [OE. twinken. See Twinkle.]
Definition: To twinkle. [Obs.]
Twink, n.
1. A wink; a twinkling. [Obs.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
