pinky
Englisch
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋki/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋki
Etymology 1
editAdjective
editpinky (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.
Nomen
editpinky (countable and uncountable, plural pinkies)
- (uncountable, historical, slang, Australia) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine oder 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 oder pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
- (historical) A kind of fishing schooner of New England.
Translations
editbaby mouse
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Etymology 2
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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”).
Nomen
editpinky (plural pinkies)
Alternative forms
editSynonyms
edit- (smallest finger or toe): little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little pinky, little piggy, digit V, fifth digit
Derived terms
editTranslations
editlittle finger — see little finger
Etymology 3
editFrom pink + -y, from pink (“to wink”).
Adjective
editpinky (comparative pinkier, superlative pinkiest)
See also
edit- pinky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- stinky pinky
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