pinkeen

English

Pinkeens (minnow).

Etymology

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

Noun

pinkeen (plural pinkeens)

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

References

“pinkeen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

innkeep

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