Pinkie

//ˈpɪŋki// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb. informal
  2. 2
    Alternative form of pinky (“baby mouse”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    A bilby. Australia, South
  4. 4
    the finger farthest from the thumb wordnet
  5. 5
    A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe. informal, uncommon
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locality and historical house in Inveresk parish, East Lothian, Scotland.
  2. 2
    The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

Synonyms

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little fingerauricularauricularauricular fingerbilbydalgite

Example

More examples

"I licked cream cheese off my pinkie."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.

Etymology 2

From Kaurna bingu.

Etymology 3

Probably from Cumbric *pant (“hollow, depression”) + Cumbric *cin (“wedge, chisel”).

Related phrases

big toelittle fingerlittle toe

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