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Posted By: lpuszcz origin of "pink fit" - 03/17/00 01:51 PM
I came across the expression "pink fit" in a book the other day. Any ideas as to where this expression came from?

Posted By: jmh Re: origin of "pink fit" - 03/23/00 12:40 AM
Could it be the opposite of "blue fit"

Posted By: MarkHJay Re: origin of "pink fit" - 03/23/00 10:06 PM
I have read this expression in an old (1940's? 1950?) book. In context, it meant an overstated
and exaggeratedly gay expostulation. "Pink" was a perjorative way to refer to a gay male. In the
1940's/1950's, gay women had yet to be invented ....

Posted By: conscious Re: origin of "pink fit" - 03/24/00 02:19 PM
How about pink fit referring to the fact that when one is having one, his/her face becomes pink/red with anger? Sounds plausible.

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