pinky

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɪŋki/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pingkē)

Inflections of 'pinky' (n): npl: pinkies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pink•y1  (pingkē),USA pronunciation n., pl. pink•ies. 
  1. Naval Termspink3.
  • Dutch pinkie, dialect, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink pink3
  • 1830–40

pink•y2  (pingkē),USA pronunciation n., pl. pink•ies. 
  1. Informal Termspinkie1.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pink•ie1 or pink•y /ˈpɪŋki/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -pink•ies. 
  1. Informal Termsthe little finger.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pink•ie1  (pingkē),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsthe little finger.
Also, pinky. 
  • Dutch pinkie, dialect, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger
  • 1585–95

pink•ie2  (pingkē),USA pronunciation n. [Australian Informal.]
  1. British Termsinferior or cheap wine, esp. red wine.
  • pink1 + -ie 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pinkie, pinky / ˈpɪŋkɪ/ ( -ies)
  1. the little finger
Etymology: 19th Century: from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink1; compare pinkeye
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