When talking to multiple persons on AIM, you confuse one
buddy's blinking window with another's...Thus creating a blinky mixup. Used most frequently when one conversation is extremely important, and one is more relaxed and care free. The important one being the one that did not blink, and the
carefree one being the one that did.
Fakescreenname1: Damn, when you
IMed me, I thought
Nate's IM box was blinking
Fakescreenname2:
Blinky mixup!