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  • noun Plural form of Twinkie.

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Examples

  • From GMA: Deep Fried Twinkies is apparently a new "big-thing" in snacks.

    September 19th, 2002 2002

  • They were what was briefly known as "Twinkies" - the term, denoting couples with Twin Income No Kids purchasing power, never really caught on like Yuppie or Wanker (was there a difference apart from the latter being more inclusive?)

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • They were what was briefly known as "Twinkies" - the term, denoting couples with Twin Income No Kids purchasing power, never really caught on like Yuppie or Wanker (was there a difference apart from the latter being more inclusive?).

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • The Twinkies were the underdogs that shocked baseball, gaveus theHomer Hanky, and won the World Series.

    What is Democracy? : Searching for our Mothers and Fathers. 2007

  • The Twinkies is a popular and often-used nickname for the Minnesota Twins baseball team.

    Twinkies in popular culture Cliff Pickover 2007

  • The Twinkies is a popular and often-used nickname for the Minnesota Twins baseball team.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Cliff Pickover 2007

  • The fourth issue: If (big if) you are to have a sidewalk sale you must have deep fried food options such as Twinkies, Oreos, snickers etc., funnel cakes, slushies, or some other random food item that is not normally available.

    Peace Corps Bulgaria: Sidewalk sales, street fairs, market days, call them what you want, I call them the reason for the downfall of society. The Wood To The Sand 2008

  • The fourth issue: If (big if) you are to have a sidewalk sale you must have deep fried food options such as Twinkies, Oreos, snickers etc., funnel cakes, slushies, or some other random food item that is not normally available.

    Archive 2008-04-01 The Wood To The Sand 2008

  • Barker expects to begin deep-frying sweet treats such as Twinkies and Snickers by this weekend.

    unknown title 2009

  • … Hostess, the bakery that sells treats such as Twinkies and Ding Dongs, has lost a domain dispute over Hostess. com.

    Techmeme 2009

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