pinkie

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or pink·y

[ ping-kee ]
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nounInformal.
  1. the little finger.

Origin of pinkie

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1585–95; <Dutch pinkie, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger

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Other definitions for pinkie (2 of 2)

pinkie2
[ ping-kee ]

nounAustralian Informal.
  1. inferior or cheap wine, especially red wine.

Origin of pinkie

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First recorded in 1895–1900; pink1 + -ie

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British Dictionary definitions for pinkie

pinkie

pinky

/ (ˈpɪŋkɪ) /


nounplural -ies
  1. Scot, US and Canadian the little finger

Origin of pinkie

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C19: from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink 1; compare pinkeye

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