Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinkeen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pin-keen
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.

noun

An insignificant person.

Example Sentences

""And what matter what she says, you pinkeen you? Who cares for Biddy's squalling? It's long before your grandfather would have talked in that way.""

Etymology

From pink (“minnow”) + -een (“diminutive”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pink

Inflected Forms

pinkeens (plural)

Questions

What does pinkeen mean?: A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
Where does pinkeen come from?: From pink (“minnow”) + -een (“diminutive”).

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