pinkeen

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pinkeen

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

noun pinkeens

Ireland A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
Ireland An 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."

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@misc{pinkeen_2026,
  title = {pinkeen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pinkeen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}