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pink-collar definition

pink·-collar (piŋk′käl′ər)

adjective

designating or of a job or work, as that of a secretary or salesclerk, for which women have been typically hired

Etymology: ? from the color's traditional association with female infants

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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