to be tickled
1tickled pink — see ↑tickle • • • Main Entry: ↑pink tickled pink informal : very happy or amused I was tickled pink to see her. • • • Main Entry: ↑tickle …
2tickled pink — If you are very pleased about something, you are tickled pink …
3tickled — (adj.) pleased, happy, 1580s, pp. adjective from TICKLE (Cf. tickle) (v.) …
4tickled a th’ sere — (Shakespeare) Ready to go off ● sear …
5tickled — adj. (colloq.) (esp. AE) happy 1) tickled to + inf. (they would be tickled to come to the party) 2) tickled that + clause (we re tickled that you ll be at our party) 3) (misc.) tickled pink/silly ( very much pleased ) * * * (misc.) tickled… …
6Tickled Pink — Inside TV Land: Tickled Pink , an hour long special which aired multiple times during July, 2006, chronicled television shows that homosexuals have identified with over the years. The show featured such entertainers as Richard Andreoli, Kelsey… …
7Tickled — Tickle Tic kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tickled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tickling}.] [Perhaps freq. of tick to beat; pat; but cf. also AS. citelian to tickle, D. kittelen, G. kitzlen, OHG. chizzil[=o]n, chuzzil[=o]n, Icel. kitla. Cf. {Kittle}, v. t.] 1.… …
8tickled — tick|led [ tıkld ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) pleased: tickled pink (=very pleased): She was tickled pink that you called. 2. ) if you are tickled, you think something is funny …
9tickled pink — If you are very pleased about something, you are tickled pink. If something tickles you pink, it amuses you. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you are tickled pink, you are very pleased about something. My dad was tickled pink… …
10tickled — UK [ˈtɪk(ə)ld] / US adjective informal 1) pleased tickled pink (= very pleased): She was tickled pink that you called. 2) if you are tickled, you think something is funny …