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Twink Death
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About
Twink Death, also spelled Twinkdeath, is a slang term used to describe the point in time when a person who used to be a twink can no longer be considered one due to aging or becoming masculine. Used in discussions on 4chan since the mid-2010s and analogous to the similar term "gay death," the slang expression achieved mainstream recognition in December 2022 as it spread on Twitter.
Origin
The term "twink death" has appeared in conversations on 4chan's /lgbt/ board since at least the mid-2010s and has been used to refer to a period of time when a former twink (a homosexual male with attractive, boyish qualities) is no longer considered one due to aging, becoming more masculine or otherwise losing their boyish appearance. For example, on December 10th, 2016, an anonymous user started a thread in /lgbt/[1] in which they discussed using medication to "push off twink death" (shown below, left). On November 23rd, 2018, a 4chan[2] user described "twink death" as a consequence of testosterone levels increasing over age (shown below, right).
![Casodex 50 cataide 50 mg 30 tabletten AstraZeneca 25KiB, 300x291, casodex-box.jpg View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO ↓ Anonymous Sat 10 Dec 2016 14:29:30 No.7384219 View Reply Original Report Quoted By: >>7384254 >>7384364 >>7385344 >>7395222 [15/1] Femboy here, I want to look feminine and push my twink death with a few years, but I don't want t---. Will bicalutamide/casodex do that for me? Keep me feminine without the breast growth? I like my manly breasts and I'm not trans.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/498/389/a2a.jpg "Femboy here, I want to look feminine and push my twink death with a few years")
Spread
The term saw an increase in prevalence on the /lgbt/ board in 2020 when it appeared in multiple threads, including opening posts. For example, on April 24th, 2020, a user started a thread[3] about "accepting twink death" (shown below, left). On May 7th, 2020, a user inquired[4] how much time he had left until twink death (shown below, right).
![119KiB, 1080x1080, A4787DF3-EBDE-49CF-8C61- 620FC458B9F4.jpg View Same Google ImgOps iqdb Sauce NAO Anonymous Fri 24 Apr [25/4] 2020 21:12:56 No.15327161 View Reply Original Repor t Quoted By: >>15327168 >>15327231 >>15328277 >>15328656 >>15330151 How do I accept twink death and move on to becoming a top? I'm going to be 22 in a week and already I've hit the wall for bottoms, my hairline is receding, my face is wrinkled and I've gotten more facial hair than I can shave off without leaving a shadow. But I also don't really want to top so should I just become celibate or something? How did the gays of old deal with this?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/498/395/ade.jpg "How did the gays of old deal with this?")
![Yeah it's over 6KiB, 480x360, hqdefault.jpg View Same Google ImgOps iqdb Sauce NAO Anonymous Thu 07 May [11 / 1] 2020 13:45:09 No.15473206 View Reply Original Repor t Quoted By: >>15474268 >>15474294 >>15474365 >>15474384 >>15474444 >>15476129 I'm 19 with a feminine/youthful look, how long until twink death? Anonymous Thu 07 May 2020 13:47:11 No.15473220 15 minutes Report Anonymous Thu 07 May 2020 14:50:55 No.15473761 Report Already too late](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/498/396/c77.jpg "I'm 19 with a feminine/youthful look, how long until twink death?")
The term became even more widespread in late 2022 as it spread to Twitter and Reddit. For example, on January 20th, 2022, Redditor VoelsprierPoes made a post titled "Twinkdeath and it's consequences" on the /r/feminineboys[5] subreddit, where it gained over 180 upvotes in one year. On May 4th, 2022, Twitter[6] user @gaypilled posted a screenshot of a 4chan thread, commenting, "how it sounds hearing people complaining about twink death." The tweet gained over 110 retweets and 2,000 likes in six months (shown below, left).
On November 29th, 2022, Twitter user @wholesomeduos posted a Catboy artwork originally created by @sssamico, commenting, "twinkdeath." The post (shown below, right), gained over 1,000 retweets and 13,200 likes on Twitter in one month, helping to popularize the term.
In December 2022, the term saw active use on Twitter, inspiring additional memes and discussions.
Twink Death Is A Terrifying Thing
On February 6th, 2023, various Twitter users began to post images of various celebrities showing their twink-looking younger selves and their older current selves, alongside a caption that read "twink death is a terrifying thing. The earliest known post using the format was a tweet[7] by @thenorthmens, gathering over 110,000 likes in nearly three days (seen below, left). On February 8th, Twitter[8] user @ElectionLegal posted a set of pictures featuring Alex Jones with the same caption, gathering over 50,000 likes in a day (seen below, right).
On February 8th, 2023, Twitter users @Baileymoon15[9] and @not_a_heather[10] posted tweets following the format, gathering over 2,000 likes each (seen below).
Various Examples
![Gwen Act II // INCREDIBLY GAY @Cpt_PORL 23 year old skinny gay coworker: yeah so you hit 25 and twink death rly kicks in, you lose that youth and desirability me [heard dead twink and got so I hard I got nauseous] I think I hauve covid 2:24 AM Dec 14, 2022](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/498/404/ef3.jpg "I think I hauve covid")
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External References
[1] Archive of Sins – /lgbt/ Thread #7384219
[2] Archive of Sins – /lgbt/ Post #11165292
[3] Archive of Sins – /lgbt/ Thread #15327161
[4] Archive of Sins – /lgbt/ Thread #15473206
[5] Reddit – Twinkdeath and it’s consequences
[6] Twitter – @gaypilled
[7] Twitter – @thenorthmens
[8] Twitter – ElectionLegal
[9] Twitter – Baileymoon15
[10] Twitter – not_a_heather
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