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| 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. | ||||