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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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Another healthcare benefits consultant who doesn’t maintain conventional insurance, Cristy Gupton, 52, sliced the skin on the tip of her pinkie finger while cooking at her parents’ house in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Posting on social media, Bowman said the suitcase contained sentimental items in a jewellery box, including a pinkie ring with her grandfather's ashes in it.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

I looked down and my pinkie was turned sideways.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

The crowd raised index and pinkie fingers in approval.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

As Mariam was pulling back, the baby grabbed her pinkie.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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