pinkie

pink·ie¹ also pink·y (p

)

n. pl. pink·ies Informal

The little finger.

[Probably from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink, little finger.]

pink·ie² (p

)

Variant of pink³.

pinkie, pinky [ˈpɪŋkɪ]

n pl -ies

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Scot, US, and Canadian the little finger

[from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink¹; compare pinkeye]

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Noun

pinkie - the finger farthest from the thumb

little finger, pinky

musculus abductor digiti minimi manus - the abductor muscle of the little finger

minimus - the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe

finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"

Translations

pinkie [ˈpɪŋkɪ] N (Scot, US) → (dedo m) meñique m

pinkie pinky [ˈpɪŋki] n → petit doigt m
pinking shears npl → ciseaux mpl à denteler

pinkie

n (Scot, US: inf) → kleiner Finger

pinkie [ˈpɪŋkɪ] n (Scot) (fam) (Am) (fam) → mignolo

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musculus abductor digiti minimi manus
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A miner works down the pit and breathes in coal dust and pulls on a trigger and gets a little bit of discolouration to one of his pinkies and he gets compensation for that

Not only miners suffered; your shout by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)

Also starring in the film, set in 1964, is Sam Riley, who will play the lead character Pinkie Brown apart from Pete Postlethwaite and Happy Go Lucky's Andrea Riseborough.

Mirren to star in big-screen remake of Graham Greene's novel Brighton ... by Asian News International

The pinkie of your right hand is intertwined with the index finger of your left.

Getting a Grip on Your Swing by Scott Kavanagh / Sports and fitness community

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