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pinkeens

pinkeens is the plural of pinkeen.

Meaning of pinkeen

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

Questions about pinkeens

What is pinkeens the plural of?
Pinkeens is the plural of pinkeen.

Words near pinkeens in the dictionary

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

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