flicker vs twink

flicker

noun
  • A short moment. 

  • Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes. 

  • One who flicks. 

  • An unsteady flash of light. 

verb
  • To flutter or flap. 

  • To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light. 

  • To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter. 

twink

noun
  • A very short moment of time. 

  • Correction fluid or correction tape. 

  • The chaffinch. 

  • One or more very small, short bursts of light. 

  • A young, attractive, slim male, usually having little body hair. 

  • A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not. 

  • A player (or character created by a player) in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game who engages in obnoxious or abusive behaviour, especially one who uses a higher level character to give advanced equipment to one of their own lower-level characters. 

verb
  • To wink 

  • To twinkle; sparkle 

  • To chirp or twitter. 

  • To engage in obnoxious or abusive behaviour in a multi-user dungeon or other roleplaying game, for example by griefing or by equipping a low-level character with advanced equipment from another player. 

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