Transcript of “Pinkletinks, Peepers, Tinkletoes, and Pink-Winks”
Unless you spent time on Martha’s Vineyard, you may not know what a pinkletink is.
Do you know what a pinkletink is, Grant?
No, it’s just like a little pink shell on the beach.
No, a pinkletink is a little frog.
I haven’t spent time on Martha’s Vineyard, but I came across this term the other day and I really liked it.
Pinkletink is a little bitty frog that shows up at the beginning of spring.
People sort of listen for it because that signals that the season’s changing.
And apparently you hear this word pretty much no place else but Martha’s Vineyard.
Oh, pinkletink.
That is a lovely, cute little word.
I assume it’s a cute little frog, too.
Yeah, yeah.
It comes in a range of colors, including pink, and it has a little cross on the back.
And other places, it goes by the name Spring Peeper or Tinkle Toes or Pink Peeps.
I love it.
There are going to be a lot of cats named Tinkle Toes starting this point forward.
That’s wonderful.
What do they call the spring creatures out your way?
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