Meaning

Tending to wink; winking..

Definitions by Sense

1. Tending to wink; winking.
2. An emoticon or smiley that shows a winking face, such as ;-) or 😉.
3. (slang, childish) The penis.

Example Sentences

a winky smiley face

Dickens aficionados will delight in winky references to his novels, as well as to his biography: Jenny Wren of “Our Mutual Friend” lends a nickname to Miss Ricketts; Alfred’s brother’s name is Sydney (as in Carton); and the One and Only’s death has left a “Drood”-like novel unfinished, occasioning wild speculation about its conclusion.

‘Yeah, but I put a winky smiley face on it. Did you not see?’ ‘That was a sad smiley face, you total fucking moron.[…]’

He had included a winky face in his previous response. You don't haphazardly throw a winky face around like it's a thumbs-up or praise hands.

I send a winky face emoji right after this, so he knows I am just teasing him.

Crap, he sent a winky back. That was not good. Mixed signals were a bad way to start any kind of beginning, whether it was love or friendship.

“They never shower with us,” says Shipley, glancing up from his calculator. “I’ve never even seen their winkies.”

She had seen him naked many times and that was how he was. But this! His winky was — well, enormous now. And standing up. And looked positively gigantic and very stiff and proud!

Word Forms

• more winky
• most winky
• winkies

Synonyms for winky

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When Should You Use Winky?

Use winky when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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