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pinkie

pinkie

34 1.0
The smallest finger on the hand farthest from the thumb
  • noun
  • /ˈpɪŋki/
  • Informal
translation icon : 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.

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Examples

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • I have numbness in this pinky all the time and it tingles and goes all the way up to here.

  • 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

pinky
vspinkie
140 1.1

The smallest finger on the hand, farthest from the thumb

is the same meaning but is another variant form of the name
little finger
vspinkie
13 1.0

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

is the same meaning but appears as a different variant form of the name

Surface Forms

pinkie singular
pinkies plural

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.