winkfest

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noun

A work typified by winking, either literally or in the form of ironic self-reference.

OriginEnglish fest ← German Fest ← Middle High German fëst →
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Meanings

nounwinkfest (plural winkfests)

plural winkfests

  1. rareartA work typified by winking, either literally or in the form of ironic self-reference.

    The girl sleuth in a retro-pomo pop-culture winkfest that has everything but a good mystery, which was all it needed.

    2007 June 29, The New York Times, “Movie Guide and Film Series”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishwink
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁s
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁stos
  5. Proto-Italic*θēstos
  6. Proto-Italic*fēstos
  7. Latinfēstus
  8. Latinfestum
  9. Middle High Germanfëst
  10. GermanFest
  11. Englishfest
  12. Englishwinkfest

From wink + -fest.

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APA

winkfest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winkfest

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“winkfest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winkfest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winkfest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winkfest.

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