shocking pink
noun
: a striking, vivid, bright, or intense pink
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Heche immediately eyed some wigs arranged on a shelf over his shampoo area — in colors ranging from natural shades to shocking pink and solid white — and asked about a blue one. 
Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 While some shades of pink feel docile, soothing, and domestic, shocking pink is anything but. Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 14 July 2022 Then there are the table settings: 2019, for example, saw tablescapes with bamboo flatware, feather lampshades, floral plates, and shocking pink tablecloths. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2022 This was a Valentino collection like no other — where the majority of the exhaustive, often-minimalist, 81 looks were delivered in shocking pink. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022 Pink PP, after its designer, Pierpaolo Piccioli); Travis Barker, in a shocking pink coat over a black Givenchy suit; and Angélique Kidjo, in a fabulous fringed fuchsia. New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022 Some companies’ models have LED screens that can display messages and emoji (like shocking pink heart eyes); some are able to talk to pedestrians to offer free samples or ask for help pressing a traffic signal’s push button, for instance. Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 One dancer, in particular, Gilbert Bolden III was present (and unmissable in his shocking pink cape). Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2022 The collection was also infused with moments of sparkle in ocean blue, shocking pink, acid green, and silver flash of jewelry. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022 See More
Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022 While some shades of pink feel docile, soothing, and domestic, shocking pink is anything but. Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 14 July 2022 Then there are the table settings: 2019, for example, saw tablescapes with bamboo flatware, feather lampshades, floral plates, and shocking pink tablecloths. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2022 This was a Valentino collection like no other — where the majority of the exhaustive, often-minimalist, 81 looks were delivered in shocking pink. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022 Pink PP, after its designer, Pierpaolo Piccioli); Travis Barker, in a shocking pink coat over a black Givenchy suit; and Angélique Kidjo, in a fabulous fringed fuchsia. New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022 Some companies’ models have LED screens that can display messages and emoji (like shocking pink heart eyes); some are able to talk to pedestrians to offer free samples or ask for help pressing a traffic signal’s push button, for instance. Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2022 One dancer, in particular, Gilbert Bolden III was present (and unmissable in his shocking pink cape). Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2022 The collection was also infused with moments of sparkle in ocean blue, shocking pink, acid green, and silver flash of jewelry. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above