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Encyclopedia > Twinkie (gay slang)

Twinkie or its more common abbreviation Twink, are used as generic derogatory terms to describe a weak or effeminate male. In gay slang, twink is a term that describes a young or young-looking male, usually of slender build, only slightly muscular, with little to no body hair (often referred to as a "swimmer's build"). Often they are described as bleach-blond. To many gay men, the term is pejorative and implies shallowness and stupidity. There are also allusions to the Twinkie pastry, due to the analogy of the creme filling to a young gay male. Twinks are typically contrasted with bears. Gay slang (sometimes gayspeak) refers to slang used predominantly among gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people (see also: Polari). ... Ageing or aging is the process of getting older. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... A word or phrase is pejorative or derogatory (sometimes misspelled perjorative) if it expresses contempt or disapproval; dyslogistic (noun: dyslogism) is used synonymously (antonyms: meliorative, eulogistic, noun eulogism). ... Twinkies A Twinkie is a Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling created by Hostess, and baked by Continental Baking Co. ... Pastry the name given to various kinds of dough made from ingredients such as flour, butter and eggs, that are rolled out thinly and used as the base for baked goods. ... The International Bear Brotherhood Flag The bear community is a subculture in the gay community. ...


See also

Boi is a deliberate misspelling of boy, and is often used as a synonym for male when referring to young adults. ... The term chest hair is generally used to describe hair that grows on the anterior torso of human males. ... Chickenhawk or chicken hawk (also called chicken hunter, chicken queen or coke-roller) is a gay slang expression primarily used to refer to an older homosexual man who engages in, or seeks to engage in, acts of pederasty. ... A peafowl displays its secondary sexual characteristics (long, colored feathers). ... Since its coining, the term homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Sexual attraction, in species which reproduce sexually, is attraction to other members of the same species for reproduction. ... Sexual orientation refers to the sex or gender of people who are the focus of a persons amorous or erotic desires, fantasies, and spontaneous feelings, the gender(s) toward which one is primarily oriented. The alternative terms sexual preference and sexual inclination have similar meanings. ...

External links

  • Twink code

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Twinkie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1142 words)
Twinkies are oblong in shape, approximately 4" x 1" (10 cm x 2.5 cm), and usually sold in packages of two.
Twinkies originally contained a banana filling, but this was replaced with a vanilla filling during a banana shortage caused by the outbreak of World War II.
The twinkie defense is a derogatory term for a criminal defendant's claim that some unusual factor (such as allergies, coffee, nicotine, or sugar) diminished the defendant's responsibility for the alleged crime.
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