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Pinky
Definitions
- 1 Pinkish.
"In a pinky paper all folded neat, And they fastened it down with a pin."
- 2 winking
- 1 Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals. Australia, historical, slang, uncountable
"“Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”"
- 2 The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot. Australia, Canada, Scotland, US, informal
"Everyday ^([sic]) as he passes them, the hookers wave at him with their pinkies and say, “Hi there, little boy!”"
- 3 the finger farthest from the thumb wordnet
- 4 A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc. countable, uncountable
- 5 A white person. countable, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, uncountable
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- 6 The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus). Australia, countable, informal, uncountable
"You may get some pinkies around the Black Rock area, but the snapper *run* is normally from late October to mid January, although it sounds like the odd adult fish is still lurking.."
- 7 A kind of fishing schooner of New England. countable, historical, uncountable
Etymology
From pink + -y.
From pink + -y.
From Dutch pinkje, diminutive of Dutch pink (“little finger”). Cognate with West Frisian pinke (“pinky”), dialectal English pink (“something small or tiny”), and perhaps to Old English pinca (“a point”). Compare also German Low German Pink (“penis”), English pintle (“penis”).
From pink + -y, from pink (“to wink”).
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