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pinkie¹

  • /ˈpɪŋki/

Sounds like pinky · Rhymes with -ɪŋki

Where it comes from

From Dutch pinkje (literally “little finger”), which in the Holland dialects takes the form pinkie.

noun pinkies · pinky

  1. informal A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.

    Similar: little finger, auricular finger, ear-finger, fifth finger, fourth finger, mercurial finger, pinkie finger

  2. informal, uncommon A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.

    Similar: little toe, pinkie toe

pinkie²

  • /ˈpɪŋki/

Sounds like pinky · Rhymes with -ɪŋki

noun pinkies

  1. alternative Alternative form of pinky (“baby mouse”).

pinkie³

  • /ˈpɪŋki/

Sounds like pinky · Rhymes with -ɪŋki

Where it comes from

From Kaurna bingu.

noun

  1. Australia, South A bilby.

Pinkie⁴

Where it comes from

Probably from Cumbric *pant (“hollow, depression”) + Cumbric *cin (“wedge, chisel”).

proper noun

  1. A locality and historical house in Inveresk parish, East Lothian, Scotland.
  2. The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

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noun little toe

Deutschkleiner Zeh
Русскиймизи́нец mizínec

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"pinkie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pinkie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pinkie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pinkie

Chicago

"pinkie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pinkie.

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@misc{pinkie_2026,
  title = {pinkie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pinkie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}