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pinkie

1 of 2

noun (1)

pin·​kie ˈpiŋ-kē How to pronounce pinkie (audio)

pinkie

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or pinky
plural pinkies

Examples of pinkie in a Sentence

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Noun
Sip strawberry green tea or creamy Earl Grey, pinkies up. Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025 He was ultimately flipped to San Antonio as part of a three-team blockbuster trade with the Chicago Bulls on Feb. 3, but only lasted 17 games before he was felled by tendon damage in his left pinkie finger that ultimately required surgery. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 That's the bone connecting the pinkie toe to the base of the foot. Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Tucker’s summer slump apparently was the result of a small fracture in his right hand near his ring and pinkie fingers from a June 1 slide. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinkie. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

pinkie

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

Noun

probably from Dutch pinkje "little finger"

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