twink
n. countablen. a man who is very attractive and often looks young. This word is usually used in a friendly or playful way, but it can sometimes be seen as rude or offensive.
n. a man perceived as exceptionally attractive, often with a youthful appearance.
He is a real twink with a great sense of style.
The club was full of twinks and people looking for a good time on the weekend.
From Middle English twinken, twynken, from Old English twincian (“to wink; twinkle”), from Proto-West Germanic twinkōn, from Proto-Germanic twinkōną, an augmented form (with formative -kōną; see English -k) of Proto-Germanic *twint- (“to twinkle”). Cognate with Middle High German zwinken, zwingen, modern German zwinkern (“to wink; twinkle”), Middle Dutch twinc (“a blink”), Middle High German zwinzen, zwinzern (“to blink, blink hard”).
Imitative of the sound.
From twinkie. More at Twink § Etymology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Genericized trademark of Twink, a brand of correction fluid in New Zealand.
He is a real twink and very smart.He is a real twink and very attractive.The term is primarily aesthetic and does not carry a direct implication of intelligence.