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  Twinkie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Twinkies are oblong in shape, approximately 4" x 1" (10 cm x 2.5 cm), and usually sold in packages of two.
Twinkies originally contained a banana filling, but this was replaced with a vanilla filling during a banana shortage caused by the outbreak of World War II.
The twinkie defense is a derogatory term for a criminal defendant's claim that some unusual factor (such as allergies, coffee, nicotine, or sugar) diminished the defendant's responsibility for the alleged crime.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Twinkie   (1142 words)

  
 Twinkie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Twinkies originally contained a banana filling, but this was replaced with a vanilla filling during the great banana shortage of World War II.
Twinkies are oblong in shape, approximately 4" x 1" (10 cm x 2.5 cm), and marketed in packages of two.
The Twinkie is often derided by unattributed critics as the quintessential junk food.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Twinkie   (234 words)

  
 Gay slang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Slang frequently arises from the need or desire of a particular subculture to create or maintain secrecy, from want of recognition and acceptance, or fear of prejudice, persecution, or exposure; or to describe situations, acts and things not common in the dominant culture (see also argot).
In a social sense; gay bars/pubs and clubs, circuit parties or any other environment in which one's attendance is understood to mean that he or she is gay, lesbian or bisexual.
A gay male considered by his peers to be extremely attractive physically; a promiscuous gay man; a butch lesbian, especially one who is promiscuous; a fl butch lesbian.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gay_slang   (4945 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Gay slang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Slang is the non-standard use of words in a language of a particular social group, and sometimes the creation of new words or importation of words from another language.
Gay bathhouses, also known as (gay) saunas or steam baths (and sometimes called, in gay slang in some regions, the baths or the tubs), are places where men can go to have sex with other men.
Torontos Church and Wellesley district, one of the largest gay villages in North America Rainbow flags are displayed in the Castro area of San Francisco as a symbol of gay pride The entrance to Chueca metro station in the Plaza de Chueca (Chueca square) in Madrid (Spain), during gay...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Gay-slang   (10846 words)

  
 Twink (gay slang) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Twinkie or its more common abbreviation twink is used in gay slang to describe an attractive young or young-looking male, usually of slender build, only slightly muscular, with little or no body hair (often referred to as a "swimmer's build"), and often with blond or bleach-blond hair.
The origin of the term is an allusion to the Twinkie pastry, which is golden (blond) on the outside with cream on the inside, and is pleasantly sweet but with little nutritional substance.
A popular backronym holds that "twink" stands for "teenaged, white, into no kink," although, of course, none of those things is either necessary or sufficient for being a twink.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Twinkie_(gay_slang)   (205 words)

  
 Gay slang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Gay slang (sometimes gayspeak) refers to slang used predominantly among gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders.
Polari: British gay argot or slang, in currency especially prior to the legalisation of male homosexuality in the UK in 1967.
Stud: A gay male considered by his peers to be extremely attractive physically; a promiscuous gay man; a butch lesbian.
hallencyclopedia.com /Gay_slang   (3091 words)

  
 ► Twinkie: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Twinkies are oblong in shape, approximately 4" x 1" (4" x 1": an inch is an imperial unit of length....
The shortened form of the word twinkie, twink (twink: in the gay slang, twink is a term that describes a young or young-looking male, usually...
In its most common use, in gay (gay: Someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex) circles, it is used for a young, slender, clean-cut man/boy.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/twinkie   (707 words)

  
 Twinkie - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In its most common use, in gay circles, it is used for a young, slender, clean-cut man/boy; far less commonly, it might be used derogatorily for an Asian-American who emulates Caucasians
A "Twinkie" (the edible variety) is yellow on the outside, but white on the inside.
The yellow of a "Twinkie" refers to the skin color of Asian-Americans, while the white (which alludes to Caucasians) refers to their mindset.
www.indopedia.org /Twinkie.html   (384 words)

  
 Gay slang - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
A gay person who is not "out of the closet".
It is therefore seen that those who make their sexuallity prominant are also those deemed most interested in joining-in 'gay-specific' activities, such as 'gay-pride' events.
Gay slang, Words and phrases, 0-9, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z, See also, External links, LGBT argot, Slang, LGBT and Sexual slang.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Gay_slang   (4803 words)

  
 Gay slang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Gay slang refers to slang used predominantly among gay and lesbian people.
Slang frequently arises from the need of a particular subculture to create or maintain secrecy or to describe situations, acts and things not common in the dominant culture.
Along with other terms, the term "drag," originally a Polari (British gay slang) word, was popularized by Hubert Selby, Jr in his book Last Exit to Brooklyn.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/gay_slang   (1153 words)

  
 HawaiiThreads.com - Heiau
What's even sadder is that people of color who should be proud of their cultures/heritages very often adopt the white core when faced with the possibility of having to learn about their ancestors (yuck), and instead of standing up to discrimination, take the easier course and adopt the ways of the predominant culture.
A 'Twinkie' is a person who will take an aspect of a culture's spirituality twist up with some other stuff (each bit possibly true in it's own individual way) and they'll call it true whole cloth...then talk it up with a golden throat.
As with the Twinkie website link--which I thought was funny, too--"Twinkie" or "coconut" might only apply to people who have less than honorable intentions, or as Kimo said, have a tendency to misrepresent and/or warp Hawaiian words and aspects of polynesian history and culture.
www.hawaiithreads.com /printthread.php?t=2610   (3143 words)

  
 Griefing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In Furcadia and other online games, griefers are often referred to as twinks.
This slang term, derived from Twinkie, refers to players who use methods in the game to artificially increase their characters abilities/equipment (for instance, a beginning player wielding a sword that can only be gotten by slaying the most powerful monsters).
The term doesn't directly relate to the gay slang usage, but is intended to be similarly derisive.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Griefing   (179 words)

  
 Classical Values: Comment on Making every symbol count   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
I have some theories, but I have yet to see a Twinkie used as a symbol reflecting a political POV, even though it's screaming to be treated as such.
There was the infamous "Twinkie Defense" used in the trial of Dan White, the San Francisco supervisor who murdered the mayor and gay supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978.
It is a classic case of avoiding one's responsibility by blaming external factors.
www.classicalvalues.com /cgi-bin/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=3083   (317 words)

  
 Wizard's GAY SLANG DICTIONARY T   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
[gay sl '70] a man that attraced sexual to playing with a man tits, a nipple sucker.
[gay sl '70] a man that attraced sexual to playing with a man tits.
5: a gay in his twenties or younger, that acts like he has no brain.
www.hurricane.net /~wizard/19t.html   (2952 words)

  
 Twinkie Definition / Twinkie Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
A Twinkie is a "Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling" created by HostessHostess is a brand of the Interstate Bakeries Corporation, famous for Twinkies and Wonder Bread.
The Twinkie was invented on April 6 April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years).
Events January-February January 6 - The first diesel-engine automobile trip is completed (Indianapolis, Indiana, to New York City).
www.elresearch.com /Twinkie   (250 words)

  
 twink - Wiktionary
(gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.
(derogatory slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.
(gamer slang) A second Character, especially used in MMORPGs.
en.wiktionary.org /wiki/twink   (80 words)

  
 Boing Boing: Gamers' argot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Some games have separate gameworlds devoted to roleplayers and to power gamers--those who play primarily to become more powerful in the game world and can't be bothered with such fripperies as pseudo-Elizabethan chat.
This practice is called twinking--gaining quickly in power or level in a semi-illegitimate fashion through assistance from a more powerful character.
The term is obviously derived from Twinkie, but the association with a sugary snack is not obvious--I surmise that the usage may come from gay slang, in which a "twinkie" is a cute young man with an older lover.
www.boingboing.net /2003/11/19/gamers_argot.html   (246 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Twinkie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Twinkie; all previous versions may be viewed here.
They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Twinkie   (1254 words)

  
 Encyclopaedia Of Muzak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Literally translated from gay slang, the band name actually means "Guys who hang out in the hipper areas of the city" and has nothing to do with "doing each other up the wrong un" as is universally pictured.
Hugely popular US new wave/disco combo from the video age, who struggled for years until soft-focus was invented on video cameras and they suddenly became huge.
Ah, the perennial gay triptych of a skinhead, a fat skinhead and a fat skinhead with granny glasses.
www.muzak.fsworld.co.uk /encyclob.html   (1438 words)

  
 Yarn Harlot: Five Degrees.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
It seems that the company is going bankrupt, and if it is true, and the next few months go the way that they should, I will have done something that many other people may find incredible and stunning.
I didn't want to shatter Stephanie's illusion that there will BE no more Twinkies, but Roggey's gone and done it (I tried to leave you a comment, Roggey, to tell you to stop shattering Stephanie's dreams, but couldn't get through your comment firewall, as it were).
The worst thing about a Twinkie, selon moi, is the way the sugar is still granular in the "filling".
www.yarnharlot.ca /blog/archives/2004/10/06/five_degrees.html   (5896 words)

  
 iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In its most common use, in gay circles, it is used for a young, slender, clean-cut man/boy.
Far less commonly, the term twinkie might be used disparagingly for an Asian-American who emulates Caucasians (yellow on the outside and white on the inside).
This page was last modified 20:31, 5 Mar 2005.
twinkie.iqexpand.com   (314 words)

  
 Griefing - TheBestLinks.com - MMORPG, Player killer, Twinkie, Gay slang, ...
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Griefing is the term used in online games, usually the Massively Multiplayer variety, that refers to the act players take for the sole purpose of discomforting other users.
www.thebestlinks.com /Griefing.html   (218 words)

  
 GLINN's Glossary of Sayings, Slang, Signs and Symbols for Gay Men
[GAY, Gay Brian, "Scientific theory developed by Dr. Simon LeVay in 1992 based on his controversial research on the brains of gay and straight men."
[GAY, Gaydar, "The uncanny and seemingly innate ability lesbians and gay men have to recognize and detect one another", "from `gay' and `radar'."
[GAY, Gay vote, "In electoral politics, the tendency of lesbians and gays to vote in a particular way or as a bloc, reflecting their needs and desires as a minority group."
www.glinn.com /news/gaygloss.htm   (7172 words)

  
 - Full Text Free Book (Part 10/11)
gay slang for a cute young thing with nothing upstairs (compare
variety of sugar-loaded junk food, or (in gay slang) the male
:wheel: [from slang `big wheel' for a powerful person] n.
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