Talk:Twink

Votes for deletion (30 June to 7 July 2004)
Article listed on Votes for deletion June 30 to July 7 2004. Page was redirected to Twinkie to allow for later disambiguation. Discussion:

Dictionary definition that's not entirely accurate -- Graham &#9786; | Talk 23:31, 30 Jun 2004 (UTC)
 * In that case, delete. If it's inaccurate, it shouldn't go into the Wiktionary. - Lucky 6.9 00:05, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Twink is a slang word, meaning it is not a real word! But we give numerous slang words their own articles! Why not twink?
 * Delete: "Twink," from "Twinkie." Why it's from that, I won't say.  However, the word isn't stable, has many different apparent uses in different in-groups.  It's not gay slang, anymore, either.  The term is unstable yet, as well as extremely narrow in its population. Geogre 01:22, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * No need to be mysterious about why...they're both full of cream, and turn out to be about twelve years old when you get them home... - The Definer 01:30, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * And we now have the funniest BJAODN one-liner in the history of Wikipedia! Good one! - Lucky 6.9 04:25, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Are you talking about the article or that "why" statement? Delete, it's just a dicdef, and I don't see it going anywhere. -- Cyrius|&#9998; 04:57, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Just the "why" statement. The article is useless. - Lucky 6.9 05:02, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete. Now dicdef, originally posted as porno website advert.Andrewa 19:47, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Gay slang. Kevyn 22:30, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Comment: Redirecting to a page that provides only a definition of the term in question seems to violate at least the spirit of the policy on dicdefs, as IMO does a disambig that links only to definitions. No change of vote. (Sorry to butt in but the non-standard formatting below makes it difficult to add this point where it belongs.) Andrewa 00:48, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Take a look at Geogre's comment above - it isn't just a gay slang term. -- Graham &#9786; | Talk 23:15, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * In that case, make it into a disambig page. Link Gay def (which is the only one I am familiar with) to gay slang. Link other defs as appropriate.
 * Incidentally, "Twink" has been around as gay slang for many, many years... at least as far back as the 1980s, possibly earlier Kevyn 23:23, 1 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * I agree absolutely that it has been in use as gay slang for that long or longer. I believe, though, that it has been shifting rapidly, especially lately.  The term has been used by heterosexual women as a reference for a 'cute boy,' by heterosexual male discourse as 'soft boy,' and it's making into sitcoms with varying meanings.  I don't disagree with its being in Wiktionary, but after it has settled down some.  Right now, it would be virtually impossible to describe the way it's used.  An historical definition is possible, although wouldn't the heading be "Twinkie?"  I recommend adding a section to Twinkie indicating its usage. Geogre 16:27, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * I see your point, Geogre. Recommend redirect of 'Twink' to Twinkie, and add a section to Twinkie about slang usage. Kevyn 17:20, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * Have only ever heard it used in gay slang. Redirect to gay slang. Exploding Boy 01:29, Jul 3, 2004 (UTC)
 * I've also seen the term used in reference to power gamers, semi-synonymously with the term "munchkin". -Sean Curtin 02:47, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Keep. Factually accurate, inoffensive and non-cluttering. It is not simply a gay slang term - cultural significance etc should be added. --[[User:OldakQuill|Oldak Quill]] 16:57, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I came here looking for the definition because I didn't know it. Now thanks to the article I do. If it wasn't here, I wouldn't be using Wikipedia to find the information. Isn't this what Wikipedia is all about??

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Disambiguation (7 to 13 August 2005)
I would like to disambiguate this page. Based on discussions with my Irish friends, they would naturally associate 'Twink' with the Irish celebrity Adele King (just as one might associate 'Sting' with the pop singer Gordon Sumner). How about moving the gay slang to 'Twink (gay slang)', the internet (gamining) community usage to 'Twink (internet slang)', and having also a link on the disambiguation page to Adele King? Fibula 12:38, 9 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Guidelines used to be that the most common usage of a term should be at that term. If a disambiguation page is needed it is at "Term (disambigutation)". Hyacinth 20:58, 9 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Disambiguation suggests this is the case if 'Term' has a primary topic which editors agree is the primary meaning of the term. In the case of 'Twink' all the meanings listed to date are fairly obscure - 'Twink' is no 'Rome' or 'Bach' - although no doubt they are common currency in the particular communities that use them: an adopted name for an entertainer who is a household name in Ireland; a slang word in the (North American?) gay community; and a slang word for some Internet gamers. Unfortunately, the Internet cannot be used as an arbiter, due to its systematic bias towards pages of a sexual nature ... but if you search on http://www.google.ie for 'Twink' with Safesearch on and pages from Ireland, all the first pages listed relate to the entertainer. (Of course, the 'Irish' Internet may not be usable as an arbiter either, due to a systematic bias against homosexuality...) Fibula 21:59, 10 August 2005 (UTC)


 * I'd say it's appropriate to disambiguate, since outside a given community, there is no dominant definition. Before your mention here, I'd never heard of Adele King, nor the name Twink in reference to an entertainer, but have heard the gay slang usage dating from at least c.1990. The oldest independent evidence I can present is from 1993 via the Google Usenet Archive.  Autiger 06:04, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

I have disambiguated the page and I am (slowly, sorry) working my way though the 'What links here' to fix the links to it. Fibula 17:14, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

Another reason for disambiguation: many of the links to 'Twink' actually relate to John Alder (British musician), better known as 'Twink'. Fibula 18:13, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

All current 'What links here' now fixed. Fibula 19:38, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

little nutritional substance?
oh my but I must diagree with that!

-- Mccommas

Homosexual?
"Twink (gay slang), a young or young-looking male homosexual"

My understanding of the word is that although it is used primarily by homosexual people it does not necessarily refer to homosexual men. Therefore I think the word 'homosexual' should be removed.

If you go to BorderCity.com you will see I have choosen the name twinky or twink. Not only are the members there extremely vulgar and disrespectful they are using my name in some very slanderous ways that could hurt my children.205.206.10.115 22:07, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Attractive reference
Why does it state that they are attractive? Isn't that an opinion that would be impossible to logically back up? Billions of Christians and Muslims would find the idea of a "gay" person to be disgusting, for example. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.75.18.148 (talk) 22:52, 23 April 2008 (UTC)