pinky

¹

[ping-kee]

noun

plural

pinkies 

1. pink.

pinky

²

[ping-kee]

noun

plural

pinkies 

1. pinkie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinky¹

1830–40; < Dutch pinkie, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink pink ³

Example Sentences

In Thursday night's nail-biting finale, her luck ran out - as she was banished at the roundtable despite making a pinky promise with fellow traitor Alan Carr, who went on to win.

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Burns and Carr did a pinky promise beforehand, pledging to stick together.

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"Back in 1998, we had this outfit with tartan trews, a pinky lilac shirt, and these tartan waistcoats, which we were so proud of," Kennedy remembers.

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My nails are almost always unpainted, wide and short, my pinky nail practically just a sliver.

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The good news is, Edman has already returned from a broken pinky toe.

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