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pink

US/ˈpɪŋk/ common informal slang
adjective (1) noun (2) verb (3)

adjective

1.

of a light shade of red

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noun

1.

a light shade of red

2.

any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

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verb

1.

make light, repeated taps on a surface

  • “he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”
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2.

sound like a car engine that is firing too early

  • “the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”
  • “The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded”
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3.

cut in a zig-zag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

Origin

* As an English surname, from Old English pinca (“chaffinch”). This would not be a native Germanic inheritance as the expected form would be finc, thus probably borrowed or contaminated from Vulgar Latin *pincio (see French pinson) and its related parallels. * Also as an English surname, from rare Middle English pink (“something small”), presumably related to pinkie. * As a German occupational surname for a blacksmith, from imitative pink(e)pank, after the sound of hammering. * As a Lower Sorbian surname, variant of Pjeńk, see Penk.

Phrases

  • baby pink
  • Baker-Miller pink
  • Barbie pink
  • blood pink
  • blow me pink
  • brink pink
  • bunch pink
  • candy pink
  • pinking shears

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