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See also: Pinkie
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋ.ki/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪŋki
Etymology 1
[edit]From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.
Noun
[edit]pinkie (plural pinkies)
- (informal) A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
- (informal, less commonly) A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.
Alternative forms
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- (little finger): little finger, auricular finger, ear-finger, fifth finger (US), fourth finger (UK), mercurial finger, pinkie finger
- (little toe): little toe, pinkie toe
Translations
[edit]little finger — see little finger
little toe
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Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]pinkie (plural pinkies)
- Alternative form of pinky (“baby mouse”)
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]pinkie
- (Australia, South Australia) A bilby.
See also
[edit]Scots
[edit]Noun
[edit]pinkie (plural pinkies)
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