Twink

Twink

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Twink or twinkie (twinky) may refer to:
* Twink (gay slang), a term for young or young-looking gay or bisexual men
* Twink, a character from the Nintendo 64 game "Paper Mario"
* Twinking, a role-playing game term
* Twink (home perm), a British brand of hair product once produced by Elida
*"Lola (1969 film)" a Charles Bronson film known as "Twinky"

People:
* Twink (musician), John Charles Alder, a British singer and drummer
* Adele King, an Irish entertainer, known in Ireland as "Twink"
* Twink Storey, former radio station programme director and presenter for 2HD

In sports:
* Minnesota Twins, an American major league baseball team, sometimes called the "Twinks" or "Twinkies" by their fans
* Hollywood Stars, an American minor league baseball team, nicknamed the "Twinks"

Twink may also be:
* A character from the children's TV show "Rainbow Brite"
* A brand of correction fluid and a generic term for correction fluid in New Zealand


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  • Twink — Twink, n. 1. A wink; a twinkling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twink — Twink, v. i. [OE. twinken. See {Twinkle}.] To twinkle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twink — Nom John Charles Alder Naissance 29 novembre 1944 Colchester,  Royaume Uni …   Wikipédia en Français

  • twink — c.1400, a winking of the eye, also a twinkle (1830), from TWINKLE (Cf. twinkle). Meaning young sexually attractive person is recorded from 1963, probably from Twinkies (see TWINKIE (Cf. Twinkie)); but Cf. 1920s 30s British homosexual slang twank… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Twink — John Charles Alder (* 29. November 1944 in Colchester, Essex, England), besser bekannt als Twink, ist ein englischer Schlagzeuger, Sänger, Komponist und Schauspieler. Als Musiker war er eine der treibenden Kräfte bei der Entwicklung der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Twink — Un Twink es, en un videojuego multijugador, un personaje controlado por un jugador, que es desproporcionadamente superior al resto dentro de su nivel. Hay varios métodos por los es posible adquirir tal condición, entre los que destacan el… …   Wikipedia Español

  • twink — n. 1) A wannabe pimp or player that thinks he has a posse and lots of sex appeal. Look at that twink over there with the Mr T medallion and silver Puff Daddy parachute pants 2) A person inordinately obsessed with the particulars of Role Playing… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • twink — n. 1) A wannabe pimp or player that thinks he has a posse and lots of sex appeal. Look at that twink over there with the Mr T medallion and silver Puff Daddy parachute pants 2) A person inordinately obsessed with the particulars of Role Playing… …   Dictionary of american slang

  • twink — n American 1a. a male homosexual or effete, fey or eccentric man 1b. a cute, attractive person Both senses of the words derive from the trademark snack food Twinkies, a sort of cupcake. The word has echoes of twinkle toes , twinkling and… …   Contemporary slang

  • twink — I. ˈtwiŋk intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English twinken more at twinkle : wink, twinkle II. noun ( s) …   Useful english dictionary

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