pinko-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, the word is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. pinko-red Brit.

/ˌpɪŋkəʊˈrɛd/, U.S.

/ˌpɪŋkoʊˈrɛd/.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pink adj.², -o- connective.

Etymology: < pink adj.² + -o- connective.Found in a small number of formations illustrated below, earliest in pinko-grey adj.

Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘pinkish’, ‘pink merging into —’, as pinko-red, pinko-white, etc.Recorded earliest in pinko-grey adj. and n.

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1924 E. M. Forster Passage to India vii. 62 The remark that did him most harm at the club was a silly aside to the effect that the so-called white races are really pinko-grey.

1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 29 (caption) Same pinkowhite skin—no punk make-up.

1994 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 3 July h5 If there's a perfect backyard barbecue wine, it's zinfandel. Not pinko white zinfandel, either. Real zinfandel is red.

1995 Irish Times (Nexis) 30 Oct. 12 Now, there are people who want us back in the Empire and..cannot wait to see the map of Ireland once again delineated in bright pinko-red.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pinko-
释义	pinko-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, the word is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. pinko-red Brit. /ˌpɪŋkəʊˈrɛd/, U.S. /ˌpɪŋkoʊˈrɛd/. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pink adj.², -o- connective. Etymology: < pink adj.² + -o- connective.Found in a small number of formations illustrated below, earliest in pinko-grey adj. Forming adjectives and nouns with the sense ‘pinkish’, ‘pink merging into —’, as pinko-red, pinko-white, etc.Recorded earliest in pinko-grey adj. and n. ΚΠ 1924 E. M. Forster Passage to India vii. 62 The remark that did him most harm at the club was a silly aside to the effect that the so-called white races are really pinko-grey. 1982 A. Barr & P. York Official Sloane Ranger Handbk. 29 (caption) Same pinkowhite skin—no punk make-up. 1994 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 3 July h5 If there's a perfect backyard barbecue wine, it's zinfandel. Not pinko white zinfandel, either. Real zinfandel is red. 1995 Irish Times (Nexis) 30 Oct. 12 Now, there are people who want us back in the Empire and..cannot wait to see the map of Ireland once again delineated in bright pinko-red. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1924
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