Twink

Quick meaning: Twink is a verb meaning To twinkle; to sparkle.

Meaning

To twinkle; to sparkle.

More Meanings

1. (now dialectal) To wink.
2. One or more very small, short bursts of light.
3. A very short moment of time.
4. The chaffinch.
5. To chirp or twitter.
6. (gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
7. (derogatory, slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.

Example Sentences

[…] in a twink she won me to her love.

I’d have known all about it in half a twink.

[…]the narrow gay ideal of a slim or waiflike male body, as displayed by the young "twink".

But even as he went, the smile began to come on his face, caught by the tail of the sturdy sister’s black eye, with its everlasting twink.

Word Forms

• twinks
• twinking
• twinked

Synonyms for twink

Depending on context, synonyms include twinkle, glint, instant, twinkling, bit, crack.

Antonyms for twink

Common opposites include bear.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include twinkle, twire, sparkle, blink, wink, scintillate.

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