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What is a "twink"?

1. [Berkeley] A clue-repellant user; the next step beyond a clueless one.

2. Also reported on the Usenet group soc.motss; may derive from gay slang for a cute young thing with nothing upstairs (compare mainstream `chick').

Mostly #2 on Tapestries MUCK, often used both with and with out the negative connotation.

"Cute" can also mean (cue www.m-w.com) ATTRACTIVE, PRETTY -- a generalized expression of approval sometimes suggesting daintiness, fine features, deftness, or delicacy

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