pinkie

or pink·y

[ ping-kee ]

/ ˈpɪŋ ki /

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noun Informal.

the little finger.

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Origin of pinkie

1585–95; <Dutch pinkie, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger

Words nearby pinkie

pink family, Pink Floyd, pink-footed goose, pink gin, Pinkham, pinkie, pinking iron, pinking shears, pinkish, pink lady, pink noise

Other definitions for pinkie (2 of 2)

pinkie²

[ ping-kee ]

/ ˈpɪŋ ki /

noun Australian Informal.

inferior or cheap wine, especially red wine.

Origin of pinkie

First recorded in 1895–1900; pink¹ + -ie

How to use pinkie in a sentence

Members are often conspicuous, with full-body tattoos and pinkies amputated by the mob as punishment for wrongdoing.
As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime|Michelle Lee, Julia Mio Inuma|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
Fellow Stanford neurologist Thomas Rando reasoned that it made sense to look in the blood, that witch’s brew of biochemical whatnot that bathes the body, pinkie toe to pointer finger.
Has the fountain of youth been in our blood all along?|Kat McGowan|September 28, 2021|Popular-Science
To control her Roblox character on an iPad, she used the knuckle on her left pinkie.
Two kids, a loaded gun and the man who left a 4-year-old to die|John Woodrow Cox|September 27, 2021|Washington Post
No larger than a baby’s pinkie, it marked the troop’s first big find of the day.
Meet the Renaissance Man Obsessed with Mushrooms|Doug Bierend|March 10, 2021|Outside Online

She dipped a pinkie into the bottle, licked it off, declared it, admiringly, “really, really hot,” and then got an odd look on her face.
Gene Weingarten: This hot sauce is a killer|Gene Weingarten|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
We would scratch the bottom of the chocolate with our thumbnails until we found a pinkie.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As I rub my left hand, I notice a small bruise around the knuckle of my pinkie finger.
After War: Anger, Panic, and Sometimes Peace|Benjamin Tupper|June 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Victor as he was at Pinkie Cleugh, Somerset was soon forced by famine to fall back from the wasted country.
History of the English People|John Richard Green
"There's only a few of us regulars wise to this," whispered Pinkie.
The White Moll|Frank L. Packard
"I got to have me bit of coke," Pinkie answered, with a shrug of his shoulders.
The White Moll|Frank L. Packard
"It was about an hour ago," resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
The White Moll|Frank L. Packard
Pinkie Bonn and the Pug might be as late as that; but, equally, they might be earlier!
The White Moll|Frank L. Packard

British Dictionary definitions for pinkie

pinkie

pinky

/ (ˈpɪŋkɪ) /

noun plural -ies

Scot, US and Canadian the little finger

Word Origin for pinkie

C19: from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink 1; compare pinkeye

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pinkie

or pink·y

Origin of pinkie

Words nearby pinkie

Other definitions for pinkie (2 of 2)

Origin of pinkie

Words related to pinkie

How to use pinkie in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for pinkie

pinky

Word Origin for pinkie