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pinkeen

pinkeen noun: a little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.

pinkeen: a little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus
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Noun

pinkeen (plural pinkeens)

  1. (Ireland) A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
  2. (Ireland) An insignificant person.
    • "And what matter what she says, you pinkeen you? Who cares for Biddy's squalling? It's long before your grandfather would have talked in that way."1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 530

Forms of pinkeen

pluralpinkeens

Origin of pinkeen

From pink (“minnow”) + -een (“diminutive”).

Questions about pinkeen

What does pinkeen mean?
Pinkeen means a little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
What part of speech is pinkeen?
Pinkeen is a noun.
What is the plural of pinkeen?
The plural of pinkeen is pinkeens.

Words near pinkeen in the dictionary

  1. pink-spotted
  2. Pinkard
  3. Pinkards
  4. pinked
  5. pinked up
  6. pinkeen
  7. pinkeens
  8. pinken
  9. pinkened
  10. pinkening
  11. pinkens

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