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- pinkie (n.) "the little finger," 1808, in Scottish, from Du. pinkje, dim. of pink "little finger," of uncertain origin.
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Pinkie — may refer to: * Pinkie (Lawrence painting), a 1794 portrait by Thomas Lawrence *Pinkie Brown, the antihero of Graham Greene s novel Brighton Rock *Stuart Pinkie Bates, a musician who played the Hammond organ with Neil Hannon s band, The Divine… … Wikipedia
Pinkie — and Pinkerton are world famous Scottish, and sometimes Irish, locational surnames. As Pinkerton it originates from the barony of Pinkerton near the town of Dunbar, in East Lothian, Scotland. It is first recorded in the year 1296 when the… … Surnames reference
pinkie — ► NOUN informal ▪ the little finger. ORIGIN partly from Dutch pink … English terms dictionary
pinkie — pinkie1 [piŋ′kē] n. [prob. < Du pinkje, dim. of pink, little finger] the fifth, or smallest, finger ☆ pinkie2 [piŋ′kē ] n. PINK3: also sp. pinkey or pinky … English World dictionary
Pinkie — Das Wort Pinkie steht für: Die Schlacht von Pinkie Cleugh, oder Pinkie, am 10. September 1547 Pinkie Brown, einen Antihelden aus dem Roman Brighton Rock von Graham Greene Der Spitzname der Lady Sarah Barrett Moulton, weltbekannt gemacht durch ein … Deutsch Wikipedia
pinkie — noun /ˈpɪn.ki/ a) A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb. b) A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the thumb toe … Wiktionary
pinkie — [[t]pɪ̱ŋki[/t]] pinkies also pinky N COUNT Your pinkie is the smallest finger on your hand. [INFORMAL] He pushes his glasses up his nose with his pinkie … English dictionary
pinkie — UK [ˈpɪŋkɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms pinkie : singular pinkie plural pinkies informal the smallest finger on your hand … English dictionary
pinkie — pinkie1 /ping kee/, n. Informal. the little finger. Also, pinky. [1585 95; < D pinkie, dial. var. of pinkje, dim. of pink little finger] pinkie2 /ping kee/, n. Australian Informal. inferior or cheap wine, esp. red wine. [1895 1900; PINK1 + IE] *… … Universalium
pinkie — pink•ie or pinky [[t]ˈpɪŋ ki[/t]] n. pl. pink•ies inf inf the little finger • Etymology: 1585–95; < D pinkie, dial. var. of pinkje, dim. of pink little finger … From formal English to slang
