Twink - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Twink : \Twink\, v. i. [OE. twinken. See Twinkle.] To twinkle. [Obs.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Twink : \Twink\, n. 1. A wink; a twinkling. [Obs.]

2. (Zo["o]l.) The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Twink : 

/twink/ [UCSC] Equivalent to 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").



Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Twink : /twink/ n. 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 of super powers.

Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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