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noun Informal.
the little finger.
Also, pinky.
Origin:
1585–95; < Dutch pinkie, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger
1585–95; < Dutch pinkie, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger
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Word Origin & History
pinkie
"the little finger," 1808, in Scottish, from Du. pinkje, dim. of pink "little finger," of uncertain origin.
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Medical Dictionary
pinkie pink·ie or pink·y (pĭng'kē)
n.
The little finger.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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(little) pinkie definitionand (little) pinky
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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