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pinkie

1 American  
[ping-kee] / ˈpɪŋ ki /
Or pinky

noun

Informal.

  1. the little finger.

pinkie 2 American  
[ping-kee] / ˈpɪŋ ki /

noun

Australian Informal.

  1. inferior or cheap wine, especially red wine.

pinkie British  
/ ˈpɪŋkɪ /

noun

  1. the little finger

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Etymology

Origin of pinkie1

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

Origin of pinkie2

First recorded in 1895–1900; pink 1 + -ie

Example Sentences

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Hewlett had detected metal buried inside some gravel—digging it up, he found a chunk of gold about half the size of his pinkie fingernail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

"I remember just seeing his little hand; his pinkie ring finger and middle finger," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

The crowd raised index and pinkie fingers in approval.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

He said he first realized that something was amiss with his health “when I woke up and I noticed my pinkie ... auto-animated.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Marco smiles, slipping Celia’s ring onto his pinkie, alongside the scar on his ring finger.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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