Twinkie
pronunciation
How to pronounce Twinkie in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Twinkie in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Twinkie (n.)
- snack food, supposedly invented and named 1930 by Jimmy Dewar, baker for the Chicago branch of Continental Baking Co. (later Hostess); said to have been inspired by twinkle.
Example
- 1. We invented the big mac and the twinkie ; the freeway and the internet and the skyscraper ; government and religion and law .
- 2. Sales exploded , and the modern twinkie was born .
- 3. No one will ever call you twinkie .
- 4. No you can 't have the twinkie .
- 5. You could say that I am in the gently derisive parlance of asian-americans a banana or a twinkie ( yellow on the outside white on the inside ) .