pinky
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pinky (comparative pinkier, superlative pinkiest)
- Pinkish.
- 1871, Edward Lear, The Jumblies
- In a pinky paper all folded neat,
- And they fastened it down with a pin.
- 1871, Edward Lear, The Jumblies
Noun[edit]
pinky (countable and uncountable, plural pinkies)
- (uncountable, historical, slang, Australia) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 262:
- “Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 262:
- A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
- (offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A white person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:white person
- (Australia, informal) The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
- (historical) A kind of fishing schooner of New England.
Translations[edit]
baby mouse
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Dutch pinkje, diminutive of Dutch pink (“little finger”). Cognate with West Frisian pinke (“pinky”), dialectal English pink (“something small or tiny”), and perhaps to Old English pinca (“a point”). Compare also German Low German Pink (“penis”), English pintle (“penis”).
Noun[edit]
pinky (plural pinkies)
Alternative forms[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
- (smallest finger or toe): little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little pinky, little piggy, digit V, fifth digit
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
little finger — see little finger
Etymology 3[edit]
pink + -y, from pink (“to wink”).
Adjective[edit]
pinky (comparative pinkier, superlative pinkiest)
See also[edit]
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