- a variation of pinkie.
pinky
1 Americannoun
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pinkies
plural
noun
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pinkies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of pinky
1830–40; < Dutch pinkie, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink pink 3
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As Mars sang "put your pinky rings up to the moon", thousands of little fingers rose into the air.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Trump "talked about golf and said he would play a round with us, and my wife sealed the pledge with a pinky promise", the South Korean leader posted.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
My nails are almost always unpainted, wide and short, my pinky nail practically just a sliver.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2025
The hand gesture most closely associated with surf culture, shaka is formed by making a fist with the thumb and pinky fingers extended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
You had only to look at Bolton to know that he had more cruelty in his pinky toe than all the Freys combined.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
It’s pinkies up at Wimbledon, as match-goers partake in a traditional British afternoon tea overlooking the courts.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2025
He flashed his pinkies to reveal silver nail polish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
There were close-ups featuring pinkies shaped like deflated balloons and more distant shots offering hints of suburban life beyond the frame.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2023
We nibble at them with sticky pinkies up.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
Of course I was surprised the next morning when I noticed that the long, spiky nails on his pinkies were gone and were now the same length as his other nails.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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