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noun
A yellow cake with a creamy white filling, known for its artificiality and supposedly long shelf life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: food, lifestyle
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noun
Synonym of banana: A person of East Asian descent considered to have overly assimilated and to be subservient to white authority, an East Asian race traitor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, ethnic, slur
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Synonyms: banana
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of twinkie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A generic version of the snack food, that is an oblong yellow cake with a creamy white filling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An actor, actress, or public figure who is considered to be no more than eye candy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sponge cake
History
The brand name is said to be a diminutive, twinkle + -ie (or otherwise modified), based on a billboard for "Twinkle Toe Shoes" in St. Louis, although there are also claims for solely one or the other. The meaning in reference to well-assimilated Asians is derived from the slur that they are "yellow on the outside, white on the inside".
Genericized trademark of Twinkie.
