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pinkie
1or pink·y
[ ping-kee ]
/ ˈpɪŋ ki /
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noun Informal.
the little finger.
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Origin of pinkie
11585–95; <Dutch pinkie, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger
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pinkie2
[ ping-kee ]
/ ˈpɪŋ ki /
noun Australian Informal.
inferior or cheap wine, especially red wine.
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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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