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