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winky¹

  • /ˈwɪŋki/

Rhymes with -ɪŋki

Where it comes from

From wink + -y.

adjective more winky · most winky

  1. Tending to wink; winking. a winky smiley face

noun winkies

  1. An emoticon or smiley that shows a winking face, such as ;-) or 😉. Crap, he sent a winky back. That was not good. Mixed signals were a bad way to start any kind of beginning, whether it was love or friendship.

winky²

  • /ˈwɪŋki/

Rhymes with -ɪŋki

Where it comes from

Perhaps the same as etymology 1, above. The Oxford English Dictionary, however, suggests derivation from winkle, a variant of periwinkle, plus diminutive -y. First attested in the 1950s.

noun winkies

  1. childish, slang The penis. “They never shower with us,” says Shipley, glancing up from his calculator. “I’ve never even seen their winkies.”

    Similar: anaconda, baloney pony, bald-headed hermit, banana, bird, birdie, bobby, boonga, cack, choad, choda, chode

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@misc{winky_2026,
  title = {winky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/winky},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}