Blackpink

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A South Korean girl group formed by YG Entertainment in 2016, known for its pop music and global fanbase
2. Musical act from South Korea, a four-member female group that debuted in 2016 under YG Entertainment
3. The name of a popular Korean pop quartet of women who started performing together in 2016 under a major agency

Etymology: BLACKPINK is the name of a South Korean girl group, a compound of the English words "black" and "pink" written without a space or hyphen. The pairing was chosen for contrast. The group's agency has said the two colours were meant to suggest a blend of strength and sweetness. Both parts are old English words with different histories. "Black" comes from Old English "blæc," and it has long been used for both the colour and the sense of darkness. "Pink" is older as the name of a flower, the pink or carnation, than as a colour, and the colour sense came later. The group's name draws on the colour meanings of both words, not the flower.