"twinkie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: twinkies [plural]
Etymology: Genericization of the trademark Twinkie. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Twinkie}} Twinkie Head templates: {{en-noun}} twinkie (plural twinkies)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Twinkie Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Twinkie
    Sense id: en-twinkie-en-noun-t0XDQVXk
  2. A generic version of the snack food.
    Sense id: en-twinkie-en-noun-zg1VtVqH
  3. (figurative) An actor, actress, or public figure who is considered to be no more than eye candy. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-twinkie-en-noun-p~IG0O8Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 12 83 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 7 15 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: twink

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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