shocking pink
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of shocking pink
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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The shocking pink dragon millipede may not breathe fire, but it releases cyanide.
From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024
Flower colors vary from deep cornflower blue to shocking pink, or a softer blue to delicate pink, depending on how acid the soil is.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023
There were “Spatial Concept” sculptures in terra cotta, lacquered copper and metal and colors like shocking pink.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
The song's video sees Sheeran turn into a vampire, dressed in a shocking pink suit, with razor-sharp fangs while flying through the sky.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2021
She had always regarded the color turquoise, like shocking pink and chartreuse, as the color equivalent of the word ain't: quaint when seldom used but vulgar in great doses.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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