"hink pink" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hink pinks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|nolinkhead=1}} hink pink (countable and uncountable, plural hink pinks)
  1. (uncountable) A game in which players guess a rhyming phrase, given definitions or synonyms of the words. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: stinky pinky
    Sense id: en-hink_pink-en-noun-3jZz2i0O Disambiguation of Games: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplications, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 66 34 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 70 30
  2. (countable) A rhyming pair of words that describe a single object, normally as a punchline to a riddle in the game, e.g. "fat cat" for "overweight feline". Tags: countable Synonyms: stinky pinky
    Sense id: en-hink_pink-en-noun-VBEug9gF

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