pinkie
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ki 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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World English Dictionary
pinkie or pinky (ˈpɪŋkɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ies | |
| (Scot), (US), (Canadian) the little finger | |
| [C19: from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of | |
| pinky or pinky | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of | |
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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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American Heritage
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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Slang Dictionary
(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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Example sentences
Her hand, except for the tips of the pinkie and index fingers, looked better.
The tips of his pinkie fingers are conspicuously missing.
These rarely seen creatures range in size from tiny darters smaller than your pinkie to white sturgeons big as a park bench.
He put his pinkie in the hole and observed that a flap of canvas had been pushed back.
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