pinko-greyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpɪŋkəʊˈɡreɪ/, U.S.

/ˌpɪŋkoʊˈɡreɪ/

Forms: see pinko- comb. form and grey adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinko- comb. form, grey adj.

Etymology: < pinko- comb. form + grey adj.

A. adj.

Of a pinkish grey colour; spec. of or belonging to a light-skinned people; = white adj. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective]

European1666

white1726

whitey1798

Caucasian1807

paleface1830

blue-eyed1838

papalagi1844

Caucasic1890

Caucasoid1902

ofay1911

leucoderm1924

pinko-grey1924

pink1930

ladino1934

mzungu1961

honky1967

mlungu1973

umlungu1976

palagi1977

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > pinkish or purplish grey

columbinec1420

columbe1561

dove-colour1598

dove-coloured1727

lavender-grey1834

lilac-grey1880

dove1895

pinko-grey1953

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.

1953 W. G. Walter Living Brain i. 1 By brain is meant..something more than the pinko-grey jelly of the anatomist.

1961 P. Mason Common Sense about Race i. iii. 49 A pinko-grey man is rather more likely than a Negro to have traces of the ridges above the eyes..so prominent in the gorilla.

1985 R. M. Adams in D. J. Enright Fair of Speech 44 It is..no more inexact than the word ‘white’ applied to a spectrum of faces from pinko-grey to swarthy.

1998 Observer (Nexis) 5 Apr. 18 Pink is hard to wear, because it does odd things to pinko-grey skins.

B. n.

slang. A white person.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun]

white mana1398

Christian1622

European1666

white-face1684

long knife1784

buckra1794

sahib1796

white-skin1803

whitey1811

Pakeha1817

papalagi1817

paleface1823

whitefellow1826

Abelungu1836

haole1843

gringo1849

lightiea1855

umlungu1859

mzungu1860

heaven-burster1861

ladino1877

mooniasc1880

Conchy Joe1888

béké1889

ofay1899

ridge runner1904

Ngati Pakeha1905

kelch1912

pink1913

leucoderm1924

fay1927

Mr Charlie1928

pinkie1935

devil1938

wonk1938

oaf1941

grey1943

paddy1945

Caucasoid1956

Jumble1957

Caucasian1958

white boy1958

pinko-grey1964

honky1967

toubab1976

palagi1977

1964 ‘M. Innes’ Money from Holme x. 68 The pinko-greys out there [i.e. in Africa] aren't exactly aesthetes.

1974 Times 5 June 16/5 The pinko-grays, to use E. M. Forster's accurate description, were entirely safe... Britain was about to quit India.

1990 Sunday Times 14 Jan. h7/1 She meets Salim..by contriving to drop her books. The pinko-greys walk on but Salim, being a gent, picks them up.

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

单词	pinko-grey
释义	pinko-greyadj.n. Brit. /ˌpɪŋkəʊˈɡreɪ/, U.S. /ˌpɪŋkoʊˈɡreɪ/ Forms: see pinko- comb. form and grey adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinko- comb. form, grey adj. Etymology: < pinko- comb. form + grey adj. A. adj. Of a pinkish grey colour; spec. of or belonging to a light-skinned people; = white adj. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [adjective] European1666 white1726 whitey1798 Caucasian1807 paleface1830 blue-eyed1838 papalagi1844 Caucasic1890 Caucasoid1902 ofay1911 leucoderm1924 pinko-grey1924 pink1930 ladino1934 mzungu1961 honky1967 mlungu1973 umlungu1976 palagi1977 the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > pinkish or purplish grey columbinec1420 columbe1561 dove-colour1598 dove-coloured1727 lavender-grey1834 lilac-grey1880 dove1895 pinko-grey1953 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. 1953 W. G. Walter Living Brain i. 1 By brain is meant..something more than the pinko-grey jelly of the anatomist. 1961 P. Mason Common Sense about Race i. iii. 49 A pinko-grey man is rather more likely than a Negro to have traces of the ridges above the eyes..so prominent in the gorilla. 1985 R. M. Adams in D. J. Enright Fair of Speech 44 It is..no more inexact than the word ‘white’ applied to a spectrum of faces from pinko-grey to swarthy. 1998 Observer (Nexis) 5 Apr. 18 Pink is hard to wear, because it does odd things to pinko-grey skins. B. n. slang. A white person. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > white person > [noun] white mana1398 Christian1622 European1666 white-face1684 long knife1784 buckra1794 sahib1796 white-skin1803 whitey1811 Pakeha1817 papalagi1817 paleface1823 whitefellow1826 Abelungu1836 haole1843 gringo1849 lightiea1855 umlungu1859 mzungu1860 heaven-burster1861 ladino1877 mooniasc1880 Conchy Joe1888 béké1889 ofay1899 ridge runner1904 Ngati Pakeha1905 kelch1912 pink1913 leucoderm1924 fay1927 Mr Charlie1928 pinkie1935 devil1938 wonk1938 oaf1941 grey1943 paddy1945 Caucasoid1956 Jumble1957 Caucasian1958 white boy1958 pinko-grey1964 honky1967 toubab1976 palagi1977 1964 ‘M. Innes’ Money from Holme x. 68 The pinko-greys out there [i.e. in Africa] aren't exactly aesthetes. 1974 Times 5 June 16/5 The pinko-grays, to use E. M. Forster's accurate description, were entirely safe... Britain was about to quit India. 1990 Sunday Times 14 Jan. h7/1 She meets Salim..by contriving to drop her books. The pinko-greys walk on but Salim, being a gent, picks them up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1924
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