pinkeen

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noun

A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.

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Meanings

nounpinkeen (plural pinkeens)

plural pinkeens

  1. IrelandA little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
  2. IrelandAn 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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
minnow

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“pinkeen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinkeen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinkeen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinkeen.

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