[wdutch]

When I was young I was taught that pink is a light shade of red. But what kids these days call pink seems to me to be a bright magenta.

[dotancohen]

The word "pink" is derived from a name this flower had about 600 years ago:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Dianthus...

So however you see that flower, that's the literal pink prototype.

[IAmBroom]

And the flower is named for its "cutmarks" on its petal edges, which resemble pinking on cut fabric.

[dotancohen]

Thank you.