# Twinkie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtwɪŋki/ · frequency rank #60,529

## Definitions
1. A yellow cake with a creamy white filling, known for its artificiality and supposedly long shelf life.
2. Synonym of banana: A person of East Asian descent considered to have overly assimilated and to be subservient to white authority, an East Asian race traitor.
3. Alternative letter-case form of twinkie.

## Etymology
The brand name is said to be a diminutive, twinkle + -ie (or otherwise modified), based on a billboard for "Twinkle Toe Shoes" in St. Louis, although there are also claims for solely one or the other. The meaning in reference to well-assimilated Asians is derived from the slur that they are "yellow on the outside, white on the inside".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/twinkie