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Mamie pink

Mamie pink noun: a light rosy pink colour with a slight orangish tinge.

mamie pink: a light rosy pink colour with a slight orangish tinge
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Noun

Mamie pink (uncountable)

  1. A light rosy pink colour with a slight orangish tinge.
    • Jackie was still suffering from a postpartum depression that left her drained of energy, but she and Sister worked nonstop through the morning, laying plans to obliterate all the “Mamie pink” and Grand Rapids furniture that dominated the upstairs Family Quarters.1997, Edward Klein, All Too Human: The Love story of Jack and Jackie, page 461
    • The shutters that swing from the windows are painted mottled shades of cream and Mamie pink, a powdery peach tone not seen since the Eisenhower administration (it appears the shutters have not been painted since then either).2003, Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia, page 1

Origin of Mamie pink

Named for Mamie Eisenhower, who famously loved the shade and redecorated the White House in it, setting off a design trend in the 1950s.

Questions about Mamie pink

What does Mamie pink mean?
Mamie pink means a light rosy pink colour with a slight orangish tinge.
What part of speech is Mamie pink?
Mamie pink is a noun.

Words near Mamie pink in the dictionary

  1. mameys
  2. mamgu
  3. mamgus
  4. mami
  5. mamie
  6. Mamie pink
  7. Mamie Taylor
  8. Mamie Taylors
  9. mamies
  10. mamihlapinatapai
  11. mamiji

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