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Blink
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blink
English
Alternative forms
en BLINK
Etymology
From a contraction of the group's name, itself a compound of en black + en pink, seemingly chosen as a homophone of en blink.
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Blink.wav US
Noun
right|thumb|250px|Blinks holding lightsticks during a Blackpink concert in Thailand.
en fandom slang A fan of the South Korean girl group Blackpink.
2018, Holly Smith, "Season's Sounds", UKP Magazine, Winter 2018, page 22:
The long-awaited solo from BLACKPINK's Jennie came along and was very well received by BLINKs everywhere.
en 20 February 2019 7 reasons why we'll never forget BLACKPINK in Manila Edge Davao https://issuu.com/edgedavao/docs/edge_238 A2 BLACKPINK's first concert in Manila was definitely one for the books and BLINKs can only hope the four girls can come back sooner with brand new hit songs!
2019, Kevin Song, "BlackPinks comeback confirms they're here to 'Stay'", Falconer (Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California), 26 April 2019, page A8:
Many Blinks frantically refreshed multiple tabs of the ticket sales site on several devices just to secure a ticket to BlackPink's world tour in a cutthroat battle against thousands of other Blinks.
en
en Fans (people) Music South Korean idol fandom