Mamie pink

English

Etymology

Bathroom suite in Mamie pink.

Named for Mamie Eisenhower, who famously loved the shade and redecorated the White House in it, setting off a design trend in the 1950s.

Noun

Mamie pink (uncountable)

1. A light rosy pink colour with a slight orangish tinge.
   • 1997, Edward Klein, All Too Human: The Love story of Jack and Jackie‎^[1], page 461:

     Jackie was still suffering from a postpartum depression that left her drained of energy, but she and Sister worked nonstop through the morning, laying plans to obliterate all the “Mamie pink” and Grand Rapids furniture that dominated the upstairs Family Quarters.

   • 2003, Adriana Trigiani, Lucia, Lucia‎^[2], page 1:

     The shutters that swing from the windows are painted mottled shades of cream and Mamie pink, a powdery peach tone not seen since the Eisenhower administration (it appears the shutters have not been painted since then either).

   • 2016, Cherie Priest, The Family Priest‎^[3], page 49:

     First door, water closet. Added or renovated sometime in the late fifties, if she judged the Mamie pink and the fixtures correctly. Ugly as hell, but some people really liked that stuff.

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