twinkie
twinkie Lexical Profile
twinkie Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A popular American snack cake consisting of an oblong golden sponge cake with a sweet, creamy white filling (often capitalized as a trademark).
"He packed a sandwich, an apple, and a Twinkie in his lunchbox for the road trip."
North American (slang, derogatory) A person of East Asian descent who is perceived as having completely assimilated into white Western culture, figuratively described as 'yellow on the outside and white on the inside'.
"Growing up in a predominantly white suburb, he resented being called a twinkie by some of his peers."
Word Nuance & Usage
Usually capitalized as 'Twinkie' when referring to the trademarked snack cake. In slang usage, referring to an Asian person who has assimilated into white Western culture ('yellow on the outside, white on the inside') is derogatory and offensive.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in 1930 by baker James Alexander Dewar, who invented the cream-filled snack cake for the Continental Baking Company and was inspired by a billboard advertising 'Twinkle Toe Shoes' in St. Louis, Missouri.