mamie pink
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Jackie was still suffering from a postpartum depression that left her drained of energy, but she and Sister worked nonstop through the morning, laying plans to obliterate all the “Mamie pink” and Grand Rapids furniture that dominated the upstairs Family Quarters."
- "The shutters that swing from the windows are painted mottled shades of cream and Mamie pink, a powdery peach tone not seen since the Eisenhower administration (it appears the shutters have not been painted since then either)."
- "First door, water closet. Added or renovated sometime in the late fifties, if she judged the Mamie pink and the fixtures correctly. Ugly as hell, but some people really liked that stuff."
Etymology
Named for Mamie Eisenhower, who famously loved the shade and redecorated the White House in it, setting off a design trend in the 1950s.