pinkeen

English

Pinkeens (minnow).

Etymology

From pink (“minnow”) +‎ -een (“diminutive”).

Noun

pinkeen (plural pinkeens)

1. (Ireland) A little fish; especially the minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
2. (Ireland) An insignificant person.

References

• “pinkeen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• innkeep