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pinky

pinky

140 1.1
The smallest finger on the hand, farthest from the thumb
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪŋki/
translation icon : meñique
  • I counted his toes and fingers, all there, and put my pinky in his hand.
  • pinky finger

He used to paint one of his his pinky fingernail.

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Examples

  • Old Nelson IV's got his pinky caught in the same machine his daddy threw me into.

    Let's Go to Prison (2006)

  • The key, hanging between his thumb and pinky, began to swing slowly.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Try and move your right Pinky.

    The New Hands (2023)

  • You see less of the pinky than you do the pointer finger.

  • Okay, using your pinky finger, can you feel along the outer ridge of the gum line?

    Kimi (2022)

  • A ring on the man's left pinky finger glimmers eerily, almost too much.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Its binding was frayed, and Amir ran his pinky along the cover, tracing out the words of the title.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Then, everyone congregates, and you have assorted piles, from pinky-size kindling all the way up to forearm-size wood.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • " This man's fingers would be pinched and his pinky raised, lifting an imaginary teacup to his puckered lips.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • She wore a beautiful ring on her pinky finger.

Synonyms

pinkie
vspinky
  • Informal
34 1.0

The smallest finger on the hand farthest from the thumb

is the same meaning but spelled with y instead of ie
little finger
vspinky
13 1.0

The smallest finger on the hand that is farthest from the thumb

is identical in sense but written as a two word phrase rather than one

How Small

pinky
140 1.1
ring finger
10 1.0
index finger
32 1.0

Surface Forms

pinky singular
pinkies plural

Etymology

Pinky comes from an old Scots word pinkie meaning 'small' or 'little'. So, pinky is the hand's 'little one', the smallest finger farthest from the thumb.