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Pinkawa

One who is versed in the use of crayons and other artistic materials and attempts in vain to apply these to Digital Media.

Usually applied to aged art students who try to make the transition to more electronic or computer-aided design disciplines.
"did you see Neil? He completely pinkawa'd his last web project"
by DrBiscuit October 17, 2008
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Pinkawa

One who is versed in the use of crayons and other artistic materials and attempts in vain to apply these to Digital Media.

Usually applied to aged art students who try to make the transition to more electronic or computer-aided design disciplines.

Most Pinkawa's suffer from a delusion that the Apple Mac is the only real design tool available.
"did you see Neil? He completely pinkawa'd his last web project"
by Bisct October 18, 2008
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Pinawa

The most unknown town in existence full of actual NPCs. Everyone knows each other. If you think you're unknown, you're not. Racists everywhere, especially the schools. Basically just a town full of redneck teens and adults. If you live here you are probably miserable, or make other people miserable.
Person: So where are you from?
NPC: Pinawa
Person: Get tf away from me
by beatrizyardbetray August 17, 2023
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Pinkwashing

The act of using breast cancer to guilt consumers into buying a product which, if it had not been for the advent of aiding the cure for cancer, they would not have bought.
KFC: Together we can make the largest donation in Komen history.

Consumer: Stop pinkwashing me, you fuck-head! Why wouldn't I just donate money to breast cancer if I wanted to?! Everyone knows you benefit more than the cancer foundations!
by SpaceMouse April 17, 2010
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Pinkwashing

Riding on the LGBT rights while promoting ones political hatred.
E.g. Anti-immigration and far-right groups performing “gay pride” events at locations with a large Muslim population to insult Muslims or to expose alleged anti-gay hostility among Muslims.
"Are those Neo-Nazis campaining for LGBT rights?"
"They're just pinkwashing again"
by JLieksa October 10, 2015
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pinkwashing

the use of breast cancer by corporate marketers in which companies promote their products with claims to donate a percentage of proceeds to the cause
I'm so sick of of every retailer pinkwashing so that I'll by their pink merchandise - what if I hate the color pink?!
by Erin1234 January 6, 2009
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pinkwash

Attaching LGBT advocacy or endorsement to a typically unpopular social or political issue in order to elevate its virtue quotient.
We're bringing some drag queens to the March for Free Speech to pinkwash it.
by NitroZeus May 16, 2018
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