winky

Meanings

Adjective

Noun

Origin

  • wink + -y
  • Perhaps the same as etymology 1, above. The Oxford English Dictionary, however, suggests derivation from winkle, a variant of periwinkle, plus diminutive -y. Attested since the 1950s.

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