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noun

pinkeen

pinkeen · pinkeens

A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinusA little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.

Meaning

2 senses

(Ireland)A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
(Ireland)An insignificant person.

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: pinkeens

Singular	pinkeen
Plural	pinkeens

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

ping pinkA2 pinkish pinky pinnacleC1

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