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winky

winky

1 8.4
Playful and a little flirtatious like when someone winks
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɪŋki/
  • Informal
translation icon : guiño
  • Sam does more like winky handshake jokes, you know, like he's like, well, we shouldn't be doing that.
  • winky face

Sam does more like winky handshake jokes, you know, like he's like, well, we shouldn't be doing that.

Examples

  • With a winky smiley.

    Love Again (2023)

  • I always go for the smirky, winky, cheesy grin, kind of like that.

  • "Hi, how are you doing?" and then a winky face.

    No Strings Attached (2011)

  • And if you are an overachiever, you can even add a winky smiley face at the end.

    Blog text (11)

  • Hence the winky smiley.

    Blog text (11)

  • She sent her friend a text with a winky face at the end to lighten the mood.

  • His winky comments during the meeting made everyone laugh.

  • When she told the joke, she added a winky smile to show she was just teasing.

Synonyms

flirty
vswinky
23 3.7

Playful actions that show romantic or sexual interest

is more subtle and resembles a wink suggesting rather than openly showing interest
flirtatious
vswinky
20 5.3

Showing playful romantic or sexual interest in someone

is more like a brief wink being gentler and less overtly sexual
kittenish
vswinky
1 7.3

Having a playful and slightly flirty way

is more about a wink like suggestion rather than cute young animal playfulness

How Playful

flirtatious
20 5.3
winky
  • Informal
1 8.4
playful
79 1.6

Surface Forms

winky positive

Morphology

winky = wink (transparent) = wink + y

The adjective is transparently formed from 'wink' with the common suffix '-y', meaning having the character of a wink.

Etymology

Winky comes from wink meaning 'to blink' and the ending -y meaning 'small or playful', like in tummy. So a winky look feels like a little, playful wink that can be slightly suggestive.