champagne pink

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English

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Etymology

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From the colour of 'pink' rosé champagne.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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champagne pink

  1. A light shade of pink.
    champagne pink:  
    • 2017 August 28, Kevin Lee, “Hands on: Dell Inspiron 13 7000 (2017) review”, in TechRadar[1]:
      Both machines are built with slender frames, milled completely from metal and Dell has even introduced a Champagne Pink color – which tragically isn’t coming to the US – to compete with Huawei’s Pink Ultrabook.
    • 2018 July 2, Connie Rusk, “Emma Roberts looks ethereal in champagne pink gown as she attends star-studded Dior show in Paris”, in Daily Mail[2]:
      Emma stunned in the champagne pink off-the-shoulder gown, which featured an elaborately embroidered bodice.
    • 2018 October 19, Lottie Gibbons, “Boots' No7 2018 advent calendar has makeup bundle worth £177 for only £42 - here is the contents”, in Liverpool Echo[3]:
      Customers wanting to get their hands on the calender[sic] will have to race to their local store - otherwise eager shoppers may have to wait up to two weeks for the calendar to come back in stock. This year's offering contains a collection of 24 products which come in a sleek black and champagne pink box.
    • 2019 March 14, Earth Touch News, “Baby 'pink' elephant filmed frolicking on South African game reserve”, in Earth Touch News Network[4]:
      The champagne-pink youngster, believed to be about two or three weeks old in this footage and the smallest in the herd, was being carefully guarded by protective adults. It's unclear from the clip if the calf is a true albino or if its unusual colouring is caused by a genetic condition called leucism.
    • 2019 July 30, Ruby Buddemeyer, “12 Pink Nail Polishes and Colors You’ll Want to Wear All Summer Long”, in Cosmopolitan[5]:
      This champagne-pink nail polish lives up to its name (I mean, have you ever seen a nail polish that felt more Gatsby than this?), but you definitely don’t need a fancy-schmancy party to wear it to.
    • 2020 February 10, Andrew Marshall, “The Internet’s Losing It Over Brie Larson’s Oscar Dress”, in We Got This Covered[6]:
      The article in question was colored a champagne pink and adorned with so many thousands of sequins, beads and jewels, it seemed as though if Larson stood in strong sunlight the beams would refract into a thousand rainbows.
    • 2020 February 10, Lara Sargent, “The roaring 2020s: What’s not to love about this glamorous take on the new decade?”, in Metro[7]:
      Curl up in this curvaceous, champagne pink velvet armchair with a brass-clad base for an added pop of glitz. An instant room updater.