1. Descriptive of something very fashionable and up to date: Etta's pink style was often imitated by her friends.
2. Informal, very happy or amused: Justin was tickled pink by the attention he got from his girl friend.

A hue of color ranging from pale red to slightly darker red: Josie's hat of a charming shade of pink was in contrast to her scarlet suit.

1. To hurt or to wound by the use of irony or criticism: Stephen's efforts to pink his opponent in the election backfired and, as a result, he lost the election.
2. To cut fabric by using special scissors that scallop the edges: Jane's mother always wanted to pink the cloth with pinking sheers so that it wouldn't fray at the sides.

Thomas Pink, a retail clothing business, started in London, England, in 1984. The three Irish men who established the business named the company after an 18th century London tailor who was famous as a clothing manufacturer, specializing in fine cotton shirts: Trisha bought her PINK shirt when it was on sale.