twink
twink — noun
- twinksingular
- twinksplural
1. in gay slang, a man who is youthful and slender in build, often with little body
in gay slang, a man who is youthful and slender in build, often with little body hair — a term that describes a recognisable physical type within the community.
The dating app showed him profiles of many young twinks looking for friendship.
countable noun: a young twink
Lien corrected her friend when he used 'twink' without understanding its cultural meaning.
At the pride parade, a group of twinks in bright costumes danced at the front.
Chidi explained that the word 'twink' can feel limiting because it labels people by appearance.
Noor noticed that the character in the show was clearly written as a twink stereotype.
- young gay man
neutral, descriptive phrase without subcultural baggage
文法句型
a + twink
用法筆記
Common within gay communities but can be considered reductive or stereotypical when used about a real person without their consent. Not all slim young gay men identify with or accept this label.
常見錯誤
twink — verb
- twinkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- twinks3rd person singular
- twinking-ing form
- twinkedpast simple
1. to shine with a quick, small, flashing light — used of stars, distant lights, or
to shine with a quick, small, flashing light — used of stars, distant lights, or tiny bright objects in literary writing.
The stars twink in the cold winter sky above the frozen lake.
intransitive: stars + twink + prepositional phrase
A single firefly twinked briefly in the dark garden before vanishing.
Far out at sea, the light from the lighthouse twinked every few seconds.
The diamond on her ring twinked under the restaurant's candlelight.
文法句型
twink + (adverb)
用法筆記
This sense is largely archaic or literary; 'twinkle' is the far more common modern equivalent. You may encounter 'twink' in older poetry or deliberately stylised prose.
常見錯誤
2. to hit or beat someone hard as a punishment, usually with a stick or strap — a v
to hit or beat someone hard as a punishment, usually with a stick or strap — a very old, mostly dialectal meaning.
In the old story, the farmer threatened to twink the boy who stole the apples.
archaic transitive verb: twink + direct object (person)
The schoolmaster would twink any student caught misbehaving during lessons.
Grandmother recalled how her father used to twink the children with a leather strap.
A 1790 village record says a farmer swore to twink a poacher on his land.
文法句型
twink + object
用法筆記
Extremely rare in modern English. You may find this sense in historical novels or dialect literature from parts of England. Do not use it in contemporary speech — readers will almost certainly misunderstand you.