Added 9 October 2026 pinprick noun Categories: Describing WordsThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about pinprick at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A minor annoyance. Small puncture (as if made by a pin). Origin From pin + prick. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: pin-prickpointfingerprickpinpointpunctionpin-pointpunctulepunctumprickpunchpin-holepuncturationpushpin Back to today's word