Twinkie

See also: twinkie

English

The brand name is said to be a diminutive twinkle +‎ -ie, based on a billboard for "Twinkle Toe Shoes" in St. Louis.

Twinkies

Twinkie (plural Twinkies)

(countable) A yellow cake with a creamy white filling, known for its artificiality and supposedly long shelf life.
(countable, US, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) An Asian person who dresses, acts and speaks according to Caucasian stereotypes rather than Asian ones (from the "yellow" outside and "white" inside; compare Oreo (“Black person who acts white”) and egg).

In the film Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Harold says that his Korean friend would call him a twinkie – “Yellow on the outside, white on the inside”.

单词	Twinkie
释义	Twinkie See also: twinkie English Etymology The brand name is said to be a diminutive twinkle +‎ -ie, based on a billboard for "Twinkle Toe Shoes" in St. Louis. Noun Twinkies Twinkie (plural Twinkies) (countable) A yellow cake with a creamy white filling, known for its artificiality and supposedly long shelf life. (countable, US, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) An Asian person who dresses, acts and speaks according to Caucasian stereotypes rather than Asian ones (from the "yellow" outside and "white" inside; compare Oreo (“Black person who acts white”) and egg). Synonyms (acting white): banana, jook-sing Coordinate terms (acting white): coconut, Oreo Derived terms twink twinkie Twinkie defence See also Wikipedia article on Twinkies References In the film Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Harold says that his Korean friend would call him a twinkie – “Yellow on the outside, white on the inside”.
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