pinky
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
pinky (comparative pinkier, superlative pinkiest)
- Pinkish.
- 1871, Edward Lear, The Jumblies:
- In a pinky paper all folded neat,
And they fastened it down with a pin.
Noun edit
pinky (countable and uncountable, plural pinkies)
- (uncountable, historical, slang, Australia) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 262:
- “Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”
- A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
- (offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A white person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:white person
- (Australia, informal) The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
- (historical) A kind of fishing schooner of New England.
Translations edit
baby mouse
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Etymology 2 edit
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”).
Noun edit
pinky (plural pinkies)
Alternative forms edit
Synonyms edit
- (smallest finger or toe): little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little pinky, little piggy, digit V, fifth digit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
little finger — see little finger
Etymology 3 edit
pink + -y, from pink (“to wink”).
Adjective edit
pinky (comparative pinkier, superlative pinkiest)
See also edit
- pinky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- stinky pinky