back to
the Java
color index
back to
the regular
color index
It's a colorful world - pinkeye!

Colorful idioms used in English
This page ©2000 by Nicholas E. Miller


Colorful English!
Word or Phrase: Part of Speech: Idiom or General?: Usage? Restricted?
pinkeye noun 1: common medical wide No
Meaning:
1) an acute communicable conjunctivitis affecting humans and some pets.
Example(s):
1) When the baby got a case of pinkeye , we took her to the doctor right away.

Note: pinkeye is the commonly used term for this medical condition.