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tickled pink

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tickled pink

Fig. very much pleased or entertained. I was tickled pink to have you visit us. We were tickled pink when your flowers arrived.

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tickled pink

Also, tickled to death. Delighted, as in I was tickled pink when I got his autograph, or His parents were tickled to death when he decided to marry her. The first term, first recorded in 1922, alludes to one's face turning pink with laughter when one is being tickled. The variant, clearly a hyperbole, dates from about 1800.

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tickled (pink)

mod. amused; utterly delighted; pleased. I am tickled pink you could come this evening.

See also: pink, tickle

tickled pink

Informal

Very pleased; delighted: I was tickled pink by the compliment.

See also: pink, tickle