Definition of Twinkie

1. Noun. A small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling.

Language type: Trademark
Generic synonyms: Sponge Cake

Definition of Twinkie

1. Proper noun. A brand of cake, yellow in colour, and having a white, creamy filling, known for its artificiality and long shelf life. ¹

2. Proper noun. One of these cakes. ¹

3. Proper noun. (countable US derogatory slang) An Asian person who dresses, acts and speaks according to Caucasian stereotypes rather than Asian ones (from the “yellow” outside and “white” inside; compare (term Oreo Black person who acts white)). ¹

4. Noun. (alternative capitalization of Twinkie) ¹

5. Noun. An actor or actress who is considered to be no more than eye candy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Twinkie

1. a young, attractive person of little experience [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twinkie

twinges
twinging
twinhull
twinhulled
twinhulls
twinier
twiniest
twinight
twining
twiningly
twinings
twinjet
twinjets
twink
twinked
twinkie
twinkies
twinking
twinkle
twinkle toes
twinkled
twinkler
twinklers
twinkles
twinklier
twinkliest
twinkling
twinkling(a)
twinklingly
twinklings

Literary usage of Twinkie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"Where'd you hide the twinkie bars? I'm starting to nibble on my mike over here. ... Don't worry, if I come across a twinkie big enough to fill that cakehole ..."

2. What Happened Today? by Jill Norris, Sharon Rosenberger (2001)
"3O Have you ever eaten a Twinkie®? They were created in Chicago in 1930. ... Twinkie is an example of a word that was made up to name a new product. ..."

3. Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web by David Weinberger (2002)
"Barbara and David Mikkelson, 1999, http://www. snopes2.com/spoons/fracture/twinkie.htm. 3. Sherry Turkic has written two excellent and prescient books on ..."

4. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Nathaniel Bright Emerson (1909)
"A trumpet sounds through the fog, 5 Dimmed are the stars in the sky ; When the night is clear, how they twinkie ! ..."

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