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

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pinkie

The skin on both heels and a patch below my right pinkie had worn away, leaving behind angry pink abrasions.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

Note: Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt was downgraded out for Game 2 because of a dislocated right pinkie finger.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

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

“Remember our pinkie promise,” she said into my ear.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller