pink-collar en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɒ-/ (General-American)
- (Australia) audio
- /pɪŋk ˈkɒlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- /ˈpɪŋk ˌkɑlɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From pink + collar. By analogy with various constructions ending in the word collar, especially blue-collar, and from the traditional conception of pink as a feminine color (with blue its masculine counterpart), a conception perhaps magnified in this case by the sometime popularity of pink blouses among women in the service industry.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to employees in predominantly female service industries.
These days, girls and women of all ages are still reading them, particularly the blue collar or pink collar workers or wives of blue collar workers.
2003, Peggy Fielding, Confessing for Money, Denton, Tx.: AWOC.COM, →ISBN, page 7:Good examples of employees under hidden stress are the nation's pink-collar workers. This group includes secretaries, clerks, data processors, telephone operators, and others.
1992, Emrika Padus, The Complete Guide to Your Emotions and Your Health: Hundreds of Proven Techniques to Harmonize Mind & Body for Happy, Healthy Living, Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale Press, →ISBN, page 210:Black men have tended to congregate in laborers' jobs and certain service occupations, young workers in trade and such service enterprises as gas stations (to a lesser extent also in laborers' jobs), and women in the so-called "pink collar" occupations in trade, the services, and clerical work in all industrial sectors.
1977, Glenn Siebert, Employment Service Potential: Indicators of Labor Market Activity, Sacramento, Calif.: Employment Research Section, California Employment Development Department, →OCLC, page 115:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pink-collar | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| pink collar | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most pink-collar | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
pl pracujący w sektorze usług (pertaining to employees in predominantly female service industries) · cmn 粉領 /粉领 (pertaining to employees in predominantly female service industries) · fi naisvaltainen (pertaining to employees in predominantly female service industries) · ka ვარდისფერსაყელოიანი (pertaining to employees in predominantly female service industries)