Said on the first day of a new month, while pinching and punching someone as a prank (especially by children). The victim may respond with "a flick and a kick for being so quick" and the original attacker may reply with "a punch in the eye for being so sly".

pinch atverb

To find fault with; to take exception to.

pinch barnoun

Alternative form of pinchbar.

pinch graftingnoun

A technique of skin grafting in which the graft is harvested by pinching the skin and shaving off a small bit of epidermis without drawing blood.

pinch hitnoun

A hit made by a pinch hitter.

pinch hitternoun

A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits.

pinch of saltnoun

A small amount of salt.

pinch of the gamenoun

The moment of determination or the most crucial point (of something).

pinch offverb

To separate (something) from something else, using a pinching motion.

pinch one offverb

To defecate.

pinch pointnoun

A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual's body part may become caught, leading to injury

pinch potnoun

A ceramic pot created by pinching the clay into the desired shape.

pinch-bellynoun

Alternative form of pinch-gut (“miser”).

pinch-commonsnoun

A miser; especially someone parsimonious with food.

pinch-gutnoun

A miser; especially someone parsimonious with food.

pinchabilitynoun

The quality of being pinchable.

pinchableadj

Suitable for being pinched.

pinchbarnoun

A crowbar (the tool).

pinchbecknoun

An alloy of copper and zinc once used as imitation gold for cheap jewelry.

pinchcocknoun

An adjustable clamp used to compress a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of liquid.

pinchecknoun

A kind of sturdy cotton cloth with a dot pattern.

pinchedadj

Very thin, as if drawn together.

pinchedlyadv

In a pinched manner.

pinchednessnoun

The quality of being pinched.

pinchernoun

A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher.

Pincher Creekname

A town in southern Alberta, Canada.

Pinchergatename

A 2022 controversy around alleged sexual misconduct by politician Chris Pincher, and whether prime minister Boris Johnson was aware of it and failed to take action.

pinchersnoun

Dated form of pincers.

pinchfistnoun

A miser.

pinchfistedadj

Miserly.

pinchilyadv

In a pinchy way.

pinchingadj

That pinches, or causes such a sensation

pinchinglyadv

So as to pinch

pinchitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, mercury, and oxygen.

pinchlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a pinch.

pinchonoun

A small snack served with drinks as an appetizer; a tapa.

pinchpennynoun

One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.

pinchpointnoun

Alternative form of pinch point.

pinchtverb

Obsolete spelling of pinched; simple past and past participle of pinch.

pinchyadj

slightly painful, akin to being pinched

Pincianadj

Designating or relating to a certain hill in the northeast quadrant of the historical centre of Rome, the site of important villas and gardens in ancient times.

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