Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a pink color; somewhat pink.
- Winking; blinking; pink-eyed.
- noun A narrow-sterned boat; a pink Also
pinkie . - Of eyes, narrow; drooping.
- Small, in general; very small: as, a pinky ring; the pinky finger.
- noun The little finger.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) See 1st
pink .
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- adjective
Pinkish . - noun uncountable, historical, slang, Australia
Methylated spirits mixed withred wine orCondy's crystals . - noun A
baby mouse , especially when used asfood for asnake , etc. - noun offensive, slang, ethnic slur A white person.
- noun The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the finger farthest from the thumb
Etymologies
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Examples
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Nosal also said Saturday the tip of his pinky is starting to grow back.
Virginia Tech progress reports: offensive line Mark Giannotto 2010
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And observe the pinky is posied to show he is a trooper of impecable manners.
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The Maid of the Mist was stuck on ground, so with a little push of my fingers (not my pinky, that is solely reserved for afternoon yea), I launched the boat away from land and into the Niagara gorge.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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Now, assuming that the position of a pinky is a highly accurate predictor of shooting ability, and that skilled players know this on some level, have they also learned to get their pinkies into the right position when they shoot?
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Bethany and her husband said their "I do's" over a pinky swear because, as she said, "you NEVER break a pinky promise."
Offbeat Bride Offbeat Coco 2010
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Dr.J. J.seph Kim, president and CEO, stated, "Our development team has been working diligently to bring about a 'pinky'-sized clinic-ready device.
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Unfortunately, so adept is Fat Cyclist at contest curation and so slow am I at blogging that, before I could even put finger to keyboard I type with one finger--you know it as the "pinky," I call it my "special digit" to mention this, registration for the contest already filled up.
Cracks in the Sidewalk: The Future of Bike-Sharing BikeSnobNYC 2010
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P.S. To the person called "pinky" in your comment you did not once say "Narf", "Zort" or "Blart" therefor, you sir, are not Pinky.
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Mr Webb was doing something on the board but also eating a twix at the same time and oh he looked so cute, and when he eats he sticks his 'pinky' (little finger) up!
fuct-up-girl Diary Entry fuct-up-girl 2004
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When I see you in winter, in furs, with your cheeks red, I think youre prettiest then, but when I see you in summer, in a straw hat and a shirtwaist and a duck skirt and white gloves and those little silver buckled slippers, and your rose-coloured parasol, and your cheeks not red but with a kind of pinky glow about them, then I see I must have been wrong about the winter!
Chapter 17 1918
slivercat commented on the word pinky
(n) A baby mouse.
March 1, 2009
marky commented on the word pinky
The 2nd Pac-Man Ghost (She's the Fast One).
December 2, 2009
marky commented on the word pinky
A Cat that lives in the California Desert who does her own Web News Program.
December 2, 2009
Telofy commented on the word pinky
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December 2, 2009