pinky
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
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
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.
Translations
slang: methylated spirits
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baby mouse
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Etymology 2
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
pinky (plural pinkies)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
- (smallest finger or toe): little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little piggy, digit V, fifth digit
Derived terms
Translations
little finger — see little finger
Etymology 3
pink + -y, from pink (“to wink”).
Adjective
pinky (comparative pinkier, superlative pinkiest)
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