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Pink meaning

What does “pink” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“pink” is a noun, verb and adjective with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a light shade of red.

pink

noun

  1. a light shade of red

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

    Synonymsgarden pink

  3. a person with mildly leftist political views

    Synonymspinko

verb

  1. make light, repeated taps on a surface

    “he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”

    Synonymstaprapknock

  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”

    Synonymspingknock

  3. cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

adjective

  1. of a light shade of red

    Synonymspinkish

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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