Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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noun
One or more very small, short bursts of light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: twinkle, glint
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A very short moment of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: instant, twinkling, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, jiff, jiffy, jot, minute, mo, moment, New York minute, New York second, no time, sec, second, span, split-second, spurt, stound, tick, trice, twink, twinkle, while
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The chaffinch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: LGBT
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: chicken
Antonyms: bear
noun
A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, slang
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Synonyms: pretty boy, fairy, bading, big girl's blouse, cockney, cot-quean, cupcake, dudelet, fakaleiti, femboy, gentleman, ginch, girl's blouse, girlyman, janegirl, jessie, nancy, nancyboy, nancy pants, pansy, Percy, poof, poofter, posy sniffer, puss-gentleman, quiche-eater, sissy, softling, soy boy, swish, twink, zenana
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A lower-level character in a roleplaying game (MMO) which is artificially overgeared or overpowered, due to being given advanced equipment or resources via a higher-level character controlled by the same player.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, derogatory, mildly
Topics: games, gaming
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A player in a multi-user dungeon (MUD) who engages in abusive min-maxing behaviour and exploits or took advantage of other players for personal gain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, dated, derogatory
Topics: games, gaming
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Correction fluid or correction tape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of correction fluid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand
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Synonyms: correction fluid
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To twinkle; to sparkle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To wink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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verb
To chirp or twitter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, intransitive
Topics: games, gaming
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English twinken, twynken, from Old English *twincian (“to wink; twinkle”), from Proto-West Germanic *twinkōn, from Proto-Germanic *twinkōną, an augmented form (with formative *-kōną; see English -k) of Proto-Germanic *twint- (“to twinkle”). Cognate with Middle High German zwinken, zwingen, modern German zwinkern (“to wink; twinkle”), Middle Dutch twinc (“a blink”), Middle High German zwinzen, zwinzern (“to blink, blink hard”).
Imitative of the sound.
From twinkie. More at Twink § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Genericized trademark of Twink, a brand of correction fluid in New Zealand.
Across languages
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
