Twinkie


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twinkie

(ˈtwɪŋkɪ)
n
1. a male homosexual
2. an object of homosexual desire
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.Twinkie - a small sponge cake with a synthetic cream filling
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product
sponge cake - a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening
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Meet Twinkie, a 1-year-old, mixed-breed dog, possibly border collie and Boston terrier.
The "Twinkie diet" was more of an experiment than an actual program, but people took a liking to it for a while because of Haub's results.
The revival of the 86-year-old company behind the Twinkie, which briefly disappeared four years ago, turned on one bold decision.
Other interesting numbers to digest - during one week of performances the Blue Man relies on 32 pounds of Jell-O, eight boxes of Cap'n Crunch cereal, 96 pieces of white chocolate Toblerone, 240 marshmallows and 40 boxes of Twinkie Lights (don't worry - each Twinkie has just 130 calories!).
"We started to explore the idea of developing a deep-fried Twinkie when we saw, year after year, that this indulgent snack was the main attraction at local state fairs and summer carnivals taking place around the country.
Dean Metropoulos--the man responsible for saving the Twinkie and owning the Pabst Blue Ribbon beer empire--previously popped up in all the property gossip columns in 2009 when he paid $18 million cash for the estate next door, the former Hefner family home that was sold by Hugh Hefner's second ex-wife, former Playboy Playmate Kimberly Conrad.
The not-so-apocryphal tale of a professor, Mark Haub, who lost 27 pounds on his notorious "Twinkie diet," is instructive.
And like a Twinkie, it turns out, the bulge contains a "cream filling": a thin plane of very young stars that cuts right through the bulge and lines up with the galaxy's disk.
AGS, a leading supplier of Class II and Class III slot machines, said its interactive division has signed a deal with Hostess and, in turn, is launching a slot game titled Twinkie 7's on its successful play-for-fun Lucky Play Casino(TM) app for iOS.
What type of food is the popular American snack, the Twinkie? 2.
The Truth about Twinkie Pie follows two sisters as they fight, learn about life, and discover the meaning of family.