Also, tickled to death. Delighted, as in I was tickled pink when I got his autograph, or His parents were tickled to death when he decided to marry her. The first term, first recorded in 1922, alludes to one's face turning pink with laughter when one is being tickled. The variant, clearly a hyperbole, dates from about 1800.
-Jess guess what?
-What?
-Young finally asked me out!
-I was tickeled pink when I found out that he just broke up with his girl friend.
-What?
-Young finally asked me out!
-I was tickeled pink when I found out that he just broke up with his girl friend.
by diva1227 August 16, 2006