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twink |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twink \Twink\, v. i. [OE. twinken See {Twinkle}.] To twinkle. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twink \Twink\, n. 1. A wink; a twinkling. [Obs.] 2. (Zo["o]l.) The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: 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. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: 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").
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