PINS

American  

[pinz] / pɪnz /

noun

1. a person of less than 16 years of age placed under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court because of habitual disobedience, intractability, or antisocial but noncriminal behavior.

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Etymology

Origin of PINS

P(erson) I(n) N(eed of ) S(upervision)

Example Sentences

PINS, as it’s known, runs nearly 70 miles long and welcomes only about 600,000 visitors a year.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2017

The next morning, plastic foam containers filled with pastries from JB’s German Bakery and Cafe squeaked on the floorboard as we headed back to PINS.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2017

Naturally, everyone heads for the beach, but PINS, which is no more than three miles across at its widest points, also has one of the largest remaining sections of protected coastal prairie.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2017