pinkie
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- noun
- /ˈpɪŋki/
- Informal
:
meñique
- She wore a ring on her pinkie to show off her unique style.
- pinkie finger
- pinkie ring
- thumb and pinkie
He's got more style in his little pinky finger than any of you witches here.
- He's got more style in his little pinky finger than any of you witches here.
- Lots of like old men in like suits with like pinky rings, like eating steaks.
- And then you shrum where's the where's this one on my pinkies on the third fret bottom E string.
- What works best for me is index and middle fingers on the shoulder buttons, thumbs on the sticks, and ringing pinky fingers holding the grips.
- This is just what I do my pinky to my lung.
- No, her pinky is just as long as her index toe.
Examples
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So she gave the baby her pinkie finger instead.
Fiction book (2001) -
As Sarina screwed the lid off the bottle, she took a good look at her crooked pinkies.
Fiction book (1999) -
The man turned the gold ring on his pinkie as he spoke again.
Fiction book (1996) -
The man from Texas, who had a gold ring on his pinkie, said he was a big fan of Renoir.
Fiction book (2002) -
Thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, pinkie...
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The woman holds her hands in front of her so that only the thumbs and pinkies show.
Fiction book (1996) -
The little tattoo on your pinkie… you should take greater care to cover it up.
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I have numbness in this pinky all the time and it tingles and goes all the way up to here.
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Then he reaches a little further under the sofa and sweeps out Eve's pinkie finger.
Fiction book (2000) -
You're missing the tip of a pinkie finger, and your eyebrows have been singed off.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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The smallest finger on the hand, farthest from the thumb
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The smallest finger on the hand that is farthest from the thumb
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word pinkie comes from an old Dutch or German word pink meaning 'little finger', and the English ending -ie, like in 'doggie', makes it sound small. So pinkie means the 'little' finger, which is the smallest finger.