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单词 pink-eyeing
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pink-eyeingadj.

Brit. /ˈpɪŋkʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪŋkˌaɪɪŋ/, Australian English /ˈpɪŋkɑæɪŋ/
Origin: A borrowing from Yindjibarndi, combined with an English element. Etymons: Yindjibarndi binggayi , -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < Yindjibarndi (Western Australia) binggayi pink-eye n.2 + -ing suffix2, with assimilation to pink adj.2 and eye n.1 by folk etymology. Compare slightly later pink-eye n.2
Australian. rare.
Of a person or group: that takes part in a holiday or walkabout (walkabout n. 2a).
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1899 Truth (Sydney) 9 Apr. 5/4 The diabolical and dastardly doing of the ‘Pinkeyeing’ Squattocracy of the nor-west.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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