Definition of twinkie in English:
twinkie
nounPlural Twinkies, Plural twinkies ˈtwɪŋki
US 1trademark A small finger-shaped sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling.
Example sentencesExamples
- She moved into the kitchen, meaning to heat up a frozen dinner, but found twinkie wrappers littering the counter.
- As they neared the lab, Jessi fished into her bag, pulling out a packet of twinkies.
- Grabbing his jacket, and the old brown paper bag with one sandwich, a twinkie, and his thermos bottle he heads out the back door and down the steps.
- If it wasn't for me, we would have nothing but twinkies and coke in our refrigerator.
- Paul opened up an individually-wrapped twinkie.
2offensive, informal A homosexual or effeminate man, or a young man regarded as an object of homosexual desire.
Origin
1970s: probably related to twinkle.