pink

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 7, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>pink</strong> &#149; \PINK\&nbsp; &#149; <em>verb</em><br /> <p><strong>1 a :</strong> to <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perforate">perforate</a> in an ornamental pattern</p> <p><strong>b :</strong> to cut a saw-toothed edge on</p> <p><strong>2 a :</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pierce">pierce</a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stab#h2">stab</a></p> <p><strong>b :</strong> to wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule</p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"I've <em>pinked</em> myself many times on colorful map pins and been nicked by damaged wire spiral bindings." — Tim Alton, <em>The Indianapolis Business Journal</em>, 23 Aug. 2012</p> <p>"They <em>pinked</em> the edges of embossed wallpaper squares and punched holes in the squares for rings that hold cover and pages intact." — Mary Alice Powell, <em>The Toledo (Ohio) Blade</em>, 8 Feb. 2020</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>The verb <em>pink</em> referring to <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perforation">perforation</a> and piercing is from a Middle English word meaning "to thrust." It dates to the early 16th century whereas the noun referring to the color <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink#h3">pink</a> and its related adjective date to the 17th and 18th centuries, respectively.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>