twink

noun

ˈtwiŋk 

plural twinks

slang, sometimes offensive

: a young or youthful gay man with a slender build and conventionally attractive features

Examples of twink in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With only Lucien, a freshly out twink with more heart than abs, still by his side, Jim must race to find a cure before the disease erases the community that once worshipped him. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

He is lured by the sound of music down a Montmartre street to Nicholas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), an old friend from his village who has grown up to be a talented violinist and rakish twink. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Down at the bottom of the hierarchy, or really not ranked at all, is Lucien (Jérémy Gillet), a fey and cosseted twink of privilege who longs to meet Jim but is kept at home, safely away from anything gay, by his domineering mother. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026

Admittedly, this one is pretty specific — one of you will need to be a twink, and one of you will need to be a redhead, or at least be in possession of a red wig. — James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

of uncertain origin

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for twink

• blink
• brink
• chink
• cinque
• clink
• dink
• drink
• fink
• hink
• ink
• kink
• klink