pinkie

¹ American  

[ping-kee] / ˈpɪŋ ki /

Or pinky

noun

Informal.

1. the little finger.

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pinkie ² American  

[ping-kee] / ˈpɪŋ ki /

noun

Australian Informal.

1. inferior or cheap wine, especially red wine.

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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

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

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

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

I am so small the surgeon can place my entire hand on his pinkie nail.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

The crowd raised index and pinkie fingers in approval.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

I don’t think I’ve pinkie sworn since I was ten years old.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli