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pinky
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??ki/
Etymology 1
From pink +? -y.
Adjective
pinky (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.
- 1871, Edward Lear, The Jumblies
Noun
pinky (countable and uncountable, plural pinkies)
- (uncountable, historical, slang, Australia) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 262:
- “Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 262:
- 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 or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
Translations
Etymology 2
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”).
Noun
pinky (plural pinkies)
- (US, Scotland, informal) The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
- 2003, Billoo Badhshah, The Unofficial Joke Book of Australia, page 126,
- Everyday [sic] as he passes them, the hookers wave at him with their pinkies and say, “Hi there, little boy!”
- 2003, Billoo Badhshah, The Unofficial Joke Book of Australia, page 126,
Alternative forms
- pinkie
Synonyms
- (smallest finger or toe): little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little piggy, digit V, fifth digit
Derived terms
- pinky ring, pinky swear/pinky-swear, pinky promise/pinky-promise
Translations
Etymology 3
pink +? -y, from pink (“to wink”).
Adjective
pinky (comparative pinkier, superlative pinkiest)
- winking
See also
- pinky on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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linky
English
Etymology
link +? -y
Adjective
linky (not comparable)
- (informal) Of or pertaining to hyperlinks.
- 2008, Dori Smith, Dreamweaver CS4 for Windows and Macintosh (page 68)
- You'll see how to add links to either text or graphics and lots of other linky goodness.
- 2008, Dori Smith, Dreamweaver CS4 for Windows and Macintosh (page 68)
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