Meaning

2 senses
  1. An emoticon or smiley that shows a winking face, such as ;-) or ๐Ÿ˜‰.

  2. (childish, slang)The penis.

Origin

From wink + -y. Perhaps the same as etymology 1, above. The Oxford English Dictionary, ho

From wink + -y.

Perhaps the same as etymology 1, above. The Oxford English Dictionary, however, suggests derivation from winkle, a variant of periwinkle, plus diminutive -y. First attested in the 1950s.

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