winky
Flirty eye signal
Winky describes something that winks or suggests winking—a playful, knowing, or flirtatious quality: She gave him a winky smile.
In digital communication, a winky is shorthand for a winking emoticon or emoji, often signaling humor, irony, or suggestiveness: He added a winky at the end of the text.
The word carries a lighthearted, slightly mischievous tone.
Teasing, insincere charmer
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- coyAffectedly modest
allure · enticing · amorous · charm · attraction · courtship · bashful · demure
Playfully mischievous in manner
- puckishWhimsically inclined to tease
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
- rascalLovable troublemaker
- scampMischievous young person
pixie · sprite · roguish · naughty · prankish · trickster · gamine · devilish
coquette
Teasing, insincere charmer
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- suggestiveHinting at impropriety
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
coy · allure · enticing · amorous · charm · attraction · courtship · bashful · demure · playful
impish
Playfully mischievous in manner
scamp · pixie · sprite · roguish · naughty · prankish · trickster · gamine · devilish · frolicsome
emoticon
Digital mood symbol
teasing
Playful, mild ridicule
whimsical · lighthearted · tongue-in-cheek · droll · joking · gag · quip · jesting · ribbing · kidding
- emoticonssmiley, smiley face, happy face, sad face, frown
winkyblinky
Flashing intermittently
wide-eyed · open-eyed · blink · unblinking · staring
- forty winksBrief informal nap
- sleep a winkGet minimal rest
- wink winkMarker of ironic intent
- the winkBrief one-eyed closure
- wink and a nod
- sly wink
wink, twinkle, twinkling, winking, winked, winks, twinkles, twinkly, twinkler