Meaning of Twinkie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A yellow cake with a creamy white filling, known for its artificiality and supposedly long shelf life.
2. Synonym of banana: A person of East Asian descent considered to have overly assimilated and to be subservient to white authority, an East Asian race traitor.
   derogatory, ethnic, slur
3. A generic version of the snack food, that is an oblong yellow cake with a creamy white filling.
4. Alternative letter-case form of twinkie.
   alt-of
5. An actor, actress, or public figure who is considered to be no more than eye candy.
   figuratively

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Examples

“This twinkie was enveloped in an oversize parka with the hood pulled so far forward that all that could be seen of his face was a frostbitten nose and a microphone.”

“Indeed, this unexpected emergent talent could propel Barrymore to an acting orbit adjacent to that of her Gardens co-star, Jessica Lange – who, let's remember, started out herself as a big-screen twinkie, in the 1976 King Kong, as the big ape's unwilling object of affection.”

“Tom Ford, who said he was “a twinkie” at Studio 54 in the days when Halston hung out there with Liza Minnelli, Liz Taylor, Bianca Jagger and Warhol, was also impressed with Mr. McGregor and the show.”

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