Twink?

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I thought it came from 'twinkle' because of their sparkly shiny expensive equipment!

Indeed, that's one derivation:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

The term twink and twinking predated MMOs and was prevalent in many MUDs. The term came from flags on much of the high end gear that cause gear to be displayed as (twinkling) <gear name>. It was not an alternate name for powerleveling, but could be used as a method of powerleveling.