⇨ tickled; tickled to death; tickled pinkadjective very pleased UK, 1907
idiomtickledbe tickled pink(also be tickled to death)to be very pleased that something has happened ◆ used especially in newspapers, magazines etc:Polly Drapers' mother was tickled pink that her daughter was finally getting married.Most Democrats say in public that they are tickled to death to have Al Gore as their vice-president, but how many really mean it?