# tickle pink

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/tickle-pink
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To thoroughly delight or amuse; to elate.

## Examples

- She was tickled pink by the surprise gift.
- My grandmother was tickled pink when all her grandchildren visited her for the weekend.
- The young artist was tickled pink to discover that the gallery had chosen her painting for the main exhibition.

## Origin

From tickle and pink.

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