the little finger
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pink•y1
(ping′kē),USA pronunciation n., pl. pink•ies.
pink•y2 (ping′kē),USA pronunciation n., pl. pink•ies.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025- Naval Termspink3.
- Dutch pinkie, dialect, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink pink3
- 1830–40
pink•y2 (ping′kē),USA pronunciation n., pl. pink•ies.
- Informal Termspinkie1.
pink•ie1 or pink•y /ˈpɪŋki/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -pink•ies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Informal Termsthe little finger.
pink•ie1
(ping′kē),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]
pink•ie2 (ping′kē),USA pronunciation n. [Australian Informal.]
- Informal Termsthe little finger.
- Dutch pinkie, dialect, dialectal variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger
- 1585–95
pink•ie2 (ping′kē),USA pronunciation n. [Australian Informal.]
- British Termsinferior or cheap wine, esp. red wine.
- pink1 + -ie 1895–1900
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