winky
/ˈwɪŋki/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "a winky smiley face"
- "Dickens aficionados will delight in winky references to his novels, as well as to his biography: Jenny Wren of “Our Mutual Friend” lends a nickname to Miss Ricketts; Alfred’s brother’s name is Sydney (as in Carton); and the One and Only’s death has left a “Drood”-like novel unfinished, occasioning wild speculation about its conclusion."
- "‘Yeah, but I put a winky smiley face on it. Did you not see?’ ‘That was a sad smiley face, you total fucking moron.[…]’"
- "He had included a winky face in his previous response. You don't haphazardly throw a winky face around like it's a thumbs-up or praise hands."
- "I send a winky face emoji right after this, so he knows I am just teasing him."
- "Crap, he sent a winky back. That was not good. Mixed signals were a bad way to start any kind of beginning, whether it was love or friendship."
Etymology
From wink + -y.