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 pinkie¹

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

Example Sentences

The two defenders banged helmets, with DeBerg’s left pinkie pinched between them.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Her arms are crossed and one of her pinkie fingers is slightly raised.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times