pink
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8.6
- noun
- /pɪŋk/
- Archaic
- And they're like, no, like pink is who we are.
Examples
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But I wanted to learn to cook so when Pink got back, he would come home to the best damn cook in Butte, Montana.
Fiction book (1990) -
But, and I love their account, but I'm not really a pink kind of girl.
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Pink told me the only thing in the world he wanted was for me to recover.
Fiction book (1990) -
According to Dan Pink, the science confirms this and proves it over and over again.
Blog text (17) -
Remember, Code Pink and the various other leftist groups are planning protests for the RNC.
Blog text (15) -
Ms. Evans told us that campaign finance reform was a main focus of Code Pink's involvement with Occupy Wall Street.
Blog text (34) -
I'm in the pink.
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Many people in the community identify as pink, supporting policies that focus on social tolerance.
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He considers himself pink, advocating for progressive reforms without extreme measures.
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The discussions among the pink members centered around strategies for achieving equality in education.
Synonyms
63
3.5
A person who supports more social equality and government help in the economy
8
4.2
A person who supports ideas for more equality and public services
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small garden plant with a strong sweet smell and pink or rosy flowers
- US
A small wildflower with bright red notched petals that grows each year in eastern North America
- UK
A plant from Europe with pink or white flowers whose leaves make soap when crushed
- US
A garden plant with bright red or white flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies
- US
A small plant with pink flowers that grows on rocky slopes in the western United States
- Specialized
A small caterpillar that eats seeds inside cotton bolls and damages cotton plants
- Indian
A serious fungus that forms a pink cover on the bark of coffee or citrus trees
- Australian
A fungus that causes pink disease in plants like citrus, coffee, and rubber trees
A low plant with clusters of deep pink or white flowers that grows on sandy areas near the sea
A tree from warm places with upright groups of pink flowers grown for decoration
- Specialized
Dirty water from meat or chicken factories that is pink and needs treatment
- Australian
A small bush from southwest Australia with scented leaves and pink flowers followed by five-sided fruit
- Australian
A plant with bright pink, papery flowers like small daisies often used dried for decoration
- Australian
A plant with bright pink and white daisy-like flowers that keep their colour when dried
- Specialized
A low plant with pink or purple flowers that grows on coasts and rocky hills
How Left
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pink: Calling someone a pink comes from a simple color image: pink is like a 'light red', weaker than full red, so it suggests milder left-wing views rather than extreme ones. That's why a pink means a person with moderate or mildly leftist politics.