pinkie

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noun (1)

pin·​kie ˈpiŋ-kē How to pronounce pinkie (audio)
: pink entry 1

pinkie

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noun (2)

ˈpiŋ-kē How to pronounce pinkie (audio)
variants or pinky
plural pinkies
: little finger

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Noun
Pierce Brosnan’s first day as James Bond in 1995’s GoldenEye got off to a difficult start thanks to the actor’s uncooperative pinkie finger. — John Russell, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025 Then, after an agonizing review, involving super-slow-motion replays and the analysis of multiple camera angles, the refs determined, more than two minutes later, that the ball had brushed a Tech player’s pinkie on the way out. — Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025 The 34-year-old suffered a pair of knee hyperextensions early in the year, injured his left pinkie finger in January and has been battling groin soreness as well. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 The San Antonio Spurs announced Fox is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles to repair a tendon injury to his left pinkie finger. — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pinkie

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

probably from Dutch pinkje small pink, diminutive of pink, from Middle Dutch pinke

Noun (2)

probably from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1840, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1808, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pinkie was circa 1808

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pinkie

noun
pin·​kie
variants or pinky
ˈpiŋ-kē
plural pinkies
: little finger
Etymology

Noun

probably from Dutch pinkje "little finger"

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