pinkeen
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pink (“minnow”) + -een (“diminutive”).
Noun
[edit]pinkeen (plural pinkeens)
- (Ireland) A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- (Ireland) An insignificant person.
References
[edit]- “pinkeen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.