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
Every movement, down to the slightest bend of the pilot’s pinkie, is replicated on the robot. James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 The team’s top lineman, Trent Williams, is holding out for a better contract while the player who usually lines up next to him, Aaron Banks, is out with a broken pinkie finger. Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024 All-Star Scottie Barnes (left hand) and center Jakob Poeltl (left pinkie) remain injured. Ian Harrison, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024 With 16 seconds left in the first half and the Broncos holding on to shouting distance by a pinkie finger, Denver safety Devon Key turned the Broncos’ Hollywood script into a Three Stooges routine. Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024 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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Cite this Entry

“Pinkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinkie. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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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