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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
  • Having conjunctivitis.
  • obsolete By comparison to ''red'' (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko.
  • Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.

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Noun:

  • A colour between red and white; pale red.
  • A narrow boat.
  • Any of various flowers in the genus ''Dianthus'', sometimes called carnations.
  • archaic excellence, perfection
  • colloquial A young salmon.
  • colloquial The European minnow.
  • snooker One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 6 points.
  • hunting pink; scarlet
  • slang A unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare ''babbitt'', ''bourgeoisie''.

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Verb:

  • of a motor car To emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).
  • To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
  • To prick with a sword.

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