pink (redirected from pinky)

be in the pink (old-fashioned)

to be very healthy. I wasn't well last week, but I'm back in the pink, I'm pleased to say.

be tickled pink/to death (old-fashioned)

to be extremely pleased about something. Val was tickled pink when Susan asked her to be bridesmaid at her wedding.

See also: death, tickle

the pink pound (British, American)

the money that is spent by people who are homosexual (= attracted to people of their own sex), especially on entertainment. Further proof of the strength of the pink pound can be seen in Brighton, where there are numerous successful gay clubs.

See also: pound

a pink slip (American)

a letter from your employer which tells you that you do not have a job any more. It was Christmas time when Miller got his pink slip from the company.

See also: slip

pink-collar (American)

pink-collar jobs are jobs that women usually do, often in offices and for little money. Most women returning to work after raising children, head for pink-collar jobs in sales and service.

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in the pink (of something)

very strong and operating well. It was almost a miracle that after his bout with pneumonia, he was back in the pink of health. These men are in the pink of condition, and the army wants to keep them that way. Our business is in the pink these days.