blinkie

plural blinkies

1. InternetA small animated graphic for use on a web page, usually taking the form of a picture or phrase with blinking lights around it.

   You want people to be able to find your entries; try to keep the extra bling, like distracting scripts and blinkies, to a minimum.

   2007, Joelle Reeder, Katherine Scoleri, The IT Girl's Guide to Blogging with Moxie

   2 more examples

   The buddyicon.info Web site offers thousands of AIM buddy icons (28838 by my most recent count), as well as "away" icons and "blinkies" […]

   2007, Lisa Nakamura, Digitizing Race: Visual Cultures of the Internet

   Don't animate your visuals to blink ad infinitum. Set a small-file blinkie to turn off after no more than three passes at whatever it is your blinkie does.

   2012, Kim Golombisky, Rebecca Hagen, White Space is Not Your Enemy

2. colloquialbusinessA coupon dispenser with blinking lights to draw the attention of shoppers.

   These are blinkies. When you walk up to them there is usually a coupon sticking out. Snag the coupon and another one just like it will pop out in a few seconds. Blinkies have a special place in my heart.

   2013, Kasey Knight Trenum, Couponing for the Rest of Us