tickled

tickled pink

Very pleased with someone or something, perhaps to the point of giddiness. My family loves my fiancé as much as I do, so they were just tickled pink to hear that we're getting married. Your mother is really tickled pink that you've decided to go to her alma mater.

See also: pink, tickle

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tickled

verb

See tickled pink

See also: tickle

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