pinky

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪŋki/

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Etymology 1

pink +‎ -y

Adjective

pinky (comparative pinkier, superlative pinkiest)

1. Pinkish.
   • Edward Lear, The Jumblies, 1871:

     In a pinky paper all folded neat,

     And they fastened it down with a pin.

Noun

pinky (plural pinkies)

1. (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.”

2. A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
3. (offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A white person.

Translations

slang: methylated spirits

• Finnish: tenttu, tenu (fi)

baby mouse

• Finnish: pinkki (fi)

• German: neugeborene Maus f

Picture dictionary

palm

wrist

thumb

index finger

middle finger

ring finger

pinky

(little finger)

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Etymology 2

From Dutch pinkje

Noun

pinky (plural pinkies)

1. (US, Scotland, informal) The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
   • 2003, Billoo Badhshah, The Unofficial Joke Book Of Australia, page 126,

     Everyday [sic] as he passes them, the hookers wave at him with their pinkies and say, “Hi there, little boy!”

Alternative forms

• pinkie

Synonyms

• (smallest finger or toe): little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little piggy, digit V, fifth digit

Derived terms

• pinky ring, pinky swear/pinky-swear, pinky promise/pinky-promise

Translations

little finger — see little finger

See also

• pinky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia