pink eye

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pink, eye.

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Meanings

nounpink eye (countable and uncountable, plural pink eyes)

plural pink eyes

  1. alternativecountableuncountablemedicineAlternative spelling of pinkeye.

    Some of the migrants, including pregnant women and small children, are ill with colds, pink eye or Covid-19, leaving volunteers and city workers scrambling to find them health services.

    2023 May 10, Julie Bosman, “Open-Armed Chicago Feels the Strains of a Migrant Influx”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 11 May 2023
  2. countableuncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pink, eye.
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APA

pink eye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pink%20eye

MLA

“pink eye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pink%20eye. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pink eye,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pink%20eye.

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