Definition of “pink”
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A colour between red and white; pale red.
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Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
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Excellence, perfection.
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Hunting pink; scarlet.
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One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 6 points.
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A common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
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A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.
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A unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare babbitt, bourgeoisie.
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A narrow boat.
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adjective:
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Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
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Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.
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Having conjunctivitis.
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By comparison to red (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko.
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Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
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verb:
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To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
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To prick with a sword.
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To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
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To emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).
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