# tickled pink

idiom

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

## Meaning

Very pleased; delighted; thrilled.

## Examples

- She was tickled pink by the surprise party.
- My grandmother was tickled pink when all her grandchildren came to visit.
- The struggling artist, tickled pink by his first gallery acceptance, stood speechless before the modest crowd that had gathered.

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