Definition of tickled pink
- I was tickled pink to see her.
: to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
: to excite or stir up agreeably : please
: to provoke to laughter or merriment : amuse
: a ship with a narrow overhanging stern —called also pinkie
: any of a genus (Dianthus of the family Caryophyllaceae, the pink family) of chiefly Eurasian herbs having usually pink, red, or white flowers
: the very embodiment : paragon
: one dressed in the height of fashion
: any of a group of colors bluish red to red in hue, of medium to high lightness, and of low to moderate saturation
: the scarlet color of a fox hunter's coat
: pink-colored clothing
: of the color pink
: holding moderately radical and usually socialistic political or economic views
: emotionally moved : excited
: to perforate in an ornamental pattern
: to cut a saw-toothed edge on
: pierce, stab
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