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'Pink used to mean yellow' - who knew?!
Words for colours are not fixed - they can shift like the turn of a kaleidoscope. Word of Mouth discusses how our understanding of the word 'pink' has changed from its origins in Low German dialiect - meaning 'to urinate' or 'tinkle'.
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