pinky promise

English

Noun

pinky promise (plural pinky promises)

1. (informal) A promise made by entwining one's pinky finger with another person's.

   Synonym: pinky swear

Translations

promise made by entwining pinky fingers

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉鉤／拉钩 (zh) (lāgōu)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: pikkurillivala
• Japanese: 指切り (ja) (yubikiri), 指切りげんまん (yubikiri genman)
• Polish: obietnica na mały paluszek f
• Russian: клятвенное обещание (kljatvennoje obeščanije)
• Swedish: tumma (sv) (verb)

Verb

pinky promise (third-person singular simple present pinky promises, present participle pinky promising, simple past and past participle pinky promised)

1. (informal) To make such a promise.
   • 2024 August 31, “Blind date: ‘I made him pinky promise to say nice things about me’”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Most awkward moment?
     When I made him pinky promise to say nice things about me in his review.