# pink-collar

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɪŋk ˈkɒlə/

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to employees in predominantly female service industries.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pink-collar