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pink 'uns

pink 'uns is the plural of pink 'un.

Meaning of pink 'un

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

Questions about pink 'uns

What is pink 'uns the plural of?
Pink 'uns is the plural of pink 'un.

Words near pink 'uns in the dictionary

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

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