tickle pink

Charm someone thoroughly

Tickle pink means to delight or please greatly: The surprise party tickled her pink.

The image is of pleasure so intense it brings a rosy flush to the skin.

More often heard as the adjective tickled pink, meaning extremely pleased: He was tickled pink when his granddaughter called.

Related

walking on air · slay · delight · make my day · uplift · happy as a clam · rosy · chuffed · wow · knock dead · over the top · glowing · light up · over the moon · made up · joy · happiness · warm fuzzies

Categories
Opposites
emotional response caused

tickle pinkdisappoint

Fail to meet expectations

devastate · upset · dismay · distress · depress

engagement/interest level

tickle pinkbore

Tiresome individual or drill

put to sleep · tire · underwhelm · weary · numb

Family

tickle, pink, tickled, tickles, tickling, ticklish, pinker, pinkest, pinkish

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G