Idioms for pink
tickled pink.
tickle(def 10).
Origin of pink
1
First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM pink
pink·ness, nounWords nearby pink
piniform,
pinion,
pinite,
pinitol,
piniós,
pink,
pink bollworm,
pink champagne,
pink coat,
pink disease,
pink elephants
Definition for pink (2 of 3)
pink
2
[ pingk ]
/ pɪŋk /
verb (used with object)
to pierce with a rapier or the like; stab.
to finish at the edge with a scalloped, notched, or other ornamental pattern.
to punch (cloth, leather, etc.) with small holes or figures for ornament.
Chiefly British Dialect.
to adorn or ornament, especially with scalloped edges or a punched-out pattern.
Origin of pink
2
1275–1325; Middle English
pynken to prick, derivative of Old English
pinca point, itself derivative of
pinn
pin
Definition for pink (3 of 3)
Also
pinky.
Compare
pink stern.
Origin of pink
3
1425–75; late Middle English
pinck < Middle Dutch
pinke fishing boat
Example sentences from the Web for pink
British Dictionary definitions for pink (1 of 3)
Derived forms of pink
pinkish, adjective pinkness, noun pinky, adjectiveWord Origin for pink
C16 (the flower), C18 (the colour): perhaps a shortening of
pinkeye
British Dictionary definitions for pink (2 of 3)
pink
2
/ (pɪŋk) /
verb (tr)
to prick lightly with a sword or rapier
to decorate (leather, cloth, etc) with a perforated or punched pattern
to cut with pinking shears
Word Origin for pink
C14: perhaps of Low German origin; compare Low German
pinken to peck
British Dictionary definitions for pink (3 of 3)
pink
3
/ (pɪŋk) /
noun
a sailing vessel with a narrow overhanging transom
Word Origin for pink
C15: from Middle Dutch
pinke, of obscure origin
Idioms and Phrases with pink
pink
see in the pink; tickled pink.