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pink 'un

pink 'un noun: a newspaper supplement or edition concerning sport, especially football, printed on pink newsprint.

Noun

pink 'un (plural pink 'uns)

  1. (UK, slang) A newspaper supplement or edition concerning sport, especially football, printed on pink newsprint.
    • When you see a man with whiskers of that cut and the "Pink 'un" protruding out of his pocket, you can always draw him by a bet.1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

Forms of pink 'un

pluralpink 'uns

Questions about pink 'un

What does pink 'un mean?
Pink 'un means a newspaper supplement or edition concerning sport, especially football, printed on pink newsprint.
What part of speech is pink 'un?
Pink 'un is a noun.
What is the plural of pink 'un?
The plural of pink 'un is pink 'uns.

Words near pink 'un in the dictionary

  1. pinjrapole
  2. pinjrapoles
  3. pinjras
  4. pinjur
  5. pink
  6. pink 'un
  7. pink 'uns
  8. pink and grey cockatoo
  9. pink and grey cockatoos
  10. pink banana
  11. pink bananas

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