“Tipped the wink”???
A day doesn’t go by anymore where some new invention in the English language leaves me clueless. This is today’s winner.
If you contract that phrase, do you get “twink”?
That’s gay. Literally.
It’s a British expression and not new. I suppose I could dig a little and find out the origin, but I’m not that interested.
Not new. According to ChatGPT: “The phrase “tip the wink” likely originated in the 18th or 19th century. It is thought to have originated as a way of signaling or communicating secretly or discreetly. The “wink” in the phrase refers to closing one eye briefly as a way of indicating that something is being said or done in a covert or secretive manner. This phrase is still in use today, though it is not as common as it once was.”