twink
n.— «On the Brass Rail stage, a lithe, boyish-looking dancer (or “twink,” in scenester parlance) twirls around the pole wearing red fairy wings and little else.» —“The Meat Merchant” by Diablo Cody City Pages (Minneapolis, Minn.) Aug. 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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