"in the pink" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in the pink.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the pink, {{en-PP}} in the pink
  1. (informal) Ellipsis of in the pink of health. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal Alternative form of: in the pink of health Related terms: two in the pink, one in the stink
    Sense id: en-in_the_pink-en-prep_phrase-pNfR1yXl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (informal) Nude, naked. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-in_the_pink-en-prep_phrase-p5Yp8KuM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

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