millennial pink

[ mil-len-ee-uhl pingk ]

noun

1. any of the shades of muted light pink that became popular starting in the 2010s and were associated with Generation Y, or Millennials, the generation born between about 1980 and the mid-1990s.

Word History and Origins

Origin of millennial pink¹

First recorded in 2015–20

Example Sentences

There's even a new pink, millennial pink – neither male nor female, it's gender fluid.

From Salon

Seeing Julia Fox seated in a millennial pink restaurant is almost as shocking as watching her daringly strut along the streets of New York City in a metal barely-there bikini and a black trench coat.

From Los Angeles Times

The co-founder of The Wing, a now-defunct women’s coworking space famous for its millennial pink walls and velvet-upholstered furniture, she currently runs a vintage and contemporary home goods boutique called the Six Bells in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

From Seattle Times

The space is bright and modern, with massive windows, millennial pink bedding and a dangling disco ball that’s framed by a prime view of Venice Beach.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2016, Pantone announced that a shade of dusty pink —dubbed Millennial Pink for the generation that had embraced it—was its Color of the Year.

From National Geographic