Twink

[OE. twinken. See Twinkle.]
To twinkle. [Obs.]

Twink
n.

1. A wink; a twinkling. [Obs.]

2. (Zoöl.) The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]

1. [Berkeley] A clue-repellant user; the next step beyond a clueless one.

2. [UCSC] A read-only user. Also reported on the Usenet group soc.motss; may derive from gay slang for a cute young thing with nothing upstairs (compare mainstream ‘chick’).

3. On MU* systems that specialize in role-playing, refers to behavior of a (usually inexperienced) player that either ignores rules or social convention, or disrupts the natural flow of a scene to show off super powers.

We are informed that in Indian country, the term twink generally refers to blondes into generic ‘Native American spirituality’. Signs include Indian jewelry with MADE IN THAILAND stamped on it, crystals, Clairol black hair, wearing swimsuits to powwows, Cherokee princess grandmas, a love of Dances with Wolves, and a fear of AIM and the NCAI. The twink nature is everywhere.

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Twink may refer to:

• Chaffinch, a small bird in the finch family
• 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
• A shoddy or inexperienced player of the multiplayer computer game Netrek.

See also

• Twinkie (disambiguation)
• Twinkle

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