noun
twinkie
Twinkie (noun) means a yellow sponge cake with a white cream filling, noted for seeming artificial and reputedly lasting a long time before going stale.
noun
1
A yellow sponge cake with a white cream filling, noted for seeming artificial and reputedly lasting a long time before going stale.
2
Another word for banana: someone of East Asian heritage seen as having assimilated too much into white culture and as submissive to white authority, viewed as a race traitor to East Asians.
3
An alternative letter-case form of twinkie.
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Etymology
The brand name is said to be a diminutive, twinkle + -ie (or otherwise modified), based on a billboard for "Twinkle Toe Shoes" in St. Louis, although there are also claims for solely one or the other. The meaning in reference to well-assimilated Asians is derived from the slur that they are "yellow on the outside, white on the inside".
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What is the meaning of twinkie?
"twinkie" (noun) means a yellow sponge cake with a white cream filling, noted for seeming artificial and reputedly lasting a long time before going stale.
What is another word for twinkie?
Other words for "twinkie" include banana.
What are the different meanings of twinkie?
"twinkie" has 3 main meanings: 1. A yellow sponge cake with a white cream filling, noted for seeming artificial and reputedly lasting a long time before going stale; 2. Another word for banana: someone of East Asian heritage seen as having assimilated too much into white culture and as submissive to white authority, viewed as a race traitor to East Asians; 3. An alternative letter-case form of twinkie.
