pink-collar
adj/pɪŋk ˈkɒlə/UK/ˈpɪŋk ˌkɑlɚ/US
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.
Definitions
Of or pertaining to employees in predominantly female service industries.
- 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.
- 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.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA