pink
noun
a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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"By Heaven, the voice came from the picture," said Wildrake, drawing his sword; "I will pink his plated armour for him."
From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Sir Walter Scott