twink.
To twinkle; to sparkle.
Meaning & usage
To twinkle; to sparkle.
To wink.
Where this word comes from
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”).
One or more very small, short bursts of light.
A very short moment of time.
Where this word comes from
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”).
The chaffinch.
A sound made by the chaffinch and some other birds.
Where this word comes from
Imitative of the sound.
To chirp or twitter.
Where this word comes from
Imitative of the sound.
A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
A new recruit.
A lower-level character in a roleplaying game (MMO) who is artificially overgeared or overpowered, due to being given advanced equipment or resources via a higher-level character controlled by the same player.
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.
Where this word comes from
From twinkie. More at Twink § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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.
Where this word comes from
From twinkie. More at Twink § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Correction fluid or correction tape.
Where this word comes from
Genericized trademark of Twink, a brand of correction fluid in New Zealand.
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