pinky
adjectivenounnounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ˈpɪŋki//
Pinkish.
adjective
- 1
Pinkish.
In a pinky paper all folded neat, And they fastened it down with a pin.
Etymology
Etymology tree Dutch pinkenbor. English pink Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pinky From pink + -y.
noun
- 1
historicalMethylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
“Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”
- 2
A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
- 3
slangA white person.
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informalThe Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
You may get some pinkies around the Black Rock area, but the snapper *run* is normally from late October to mid January, although it sounds like the odd adult fish is still lurking..
- 5
historicalA kind of fishing schooner of New England.
noun
- 1
informalThe smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
Everyday ^([sic]) as he passes them, the hookers wave at him with their pinkies and say, “Hi there, little boy!”
Etymology
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”).
adjective
- 1
winking
Etymology
From pink + -y, from pink (“to wink”).
Forms
- plural
- pinkies
- comparative
- pinkier
- superlative
- pinkiest