An emoticon that can be used in written form to pacify any offensive content that directly preceded it.
Once a safety wink has been used, it is impermissible to take offence at anything in the sentence it follows.
Similar to a wink, which is used in the written form to give tone to a phrase and indicate that what was written should be taken with a pinch of salt, the safety wink is reserved for occasions where there is a strong possibility of the sentence being perceived as highly inflammatory.
Once a safety wink has been used, it is impermissible to take offence at anything in the sentence it follows.
Similar to a wink, which is used in the written form to give tone to a phrase and indicate that what was written should be taken with a pinch of salt, the safety wink is reserved for occasions where there is a strong possibility of the sentence being perceived as highly inflammatory.
A> Hey.
B> Hi.
A> So I just found out that my mother has one month left to live.
A> It was cancerous.
A> I haven't stopped crying since I found out.
B> According to my calculations.
B> That means I'll only get to flood her anus with my man juice 27 more times till she's dead.
B> After that, who knows.
A> .
B> SAFETY WINK ;)
A> LOL!
B> Hi.
A> So I just found out that my mother has one month left to live.
A> It was cancerous.
A> I haven't stopped crying since I found out.
B> According to my calculations.
B> That means I'll only get to flood her anus with my man juice 27 more times till she's dead.
B> After that, who knows.
A> .
B> SAFETY WINK ;)
A> LOL!
by ma0sm May 26, 2009