pink 'un

noun

A newspaper supplement or edition concerning sport, especially football, printed on pink newsprint.

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Meanings

nounpink 'un (plural pink 'uns)

plural pink 'uns

  1. UKslangA 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
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APA

pink 'un. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pink%20'un

MLA

“pink 'un.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pink%20'un. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pink 'un,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pink%20'un.

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