twink

IPA/twɪŋk/
KK[twˈɪŋk]IPA/twɪŋk/

twink — noun

1. a usually young, slim gay man with a face and style that make him look boyish.

1.名詞C2
釋義

a usually young, slim gay man with a face and style that make him look boyish.

例句

At the club, Christopher kept getting called a twink because of his smooth face.

be called a twink because of + youthful feature

Nikhil laughed when the dating app guessed he was a twink at twenty-six.

be guessed to be a twink

同義詞
  • pretty boy

    more general and not limited to gay community speech

  • femboy

    can overlap in youthfulness, but it stresses feminine presentation more strongly

  • cutie

    much broader and lighter; it does not name this specific social type

反義詞
  • bear

    within gay male culture, this suggests a bigger, hairier, more mature look

  • jock

    suggests a more athletic, muscular, and masculine image

文法句型

be called a twink

a twink with + youthful feature

用法筆記

Usually heard in gay social or dating contexts and often comments on appearance rather than personality. A man may be young but not fit this label if he does not have the slim, boyish look the word suggests.

常見錯誤

❌Hyun is a twink because he's gay and twenty-eight.
✅Hyun is still called a twink because he looks slim and boyish.
💡the word points to appearance, not only to age or sexual identity.