twinkie

Genericization of the trademark Twinkie

twinkie (plural twinkies)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Twinkie
2. A generic version of the snack food
3. An actor, actress, or public figure who is considered to be no more than eye candy.
   • 1994, Dana Stabenow, A Cold-Blooded Business, →ISBN, page 15:

     This twinkie was enveloped in an oversize parka with the hood pulled so far forward that all that could be seen of his face was a frostbitten nose and a microphone.

   • 2009, January 13, “Rob Salem”, in Pressure of Grey Gardens Gives Barrymore the Jitters‎:

     Indeed, this unexpected emergent talent could propel Barrymore to an acting orbit adjacent to that of her Gardens co-star, Jessica Lange – who, let's remember, started out herself as a big-screen twinkie, in the 1976 King Kong, as the big ape's unwilling object of affection.

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