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pink·ie 1
also pink·y (pĭng′kē)n. pl. pink·ies Informal
The little finger.
[Probably from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink, little finger.]
pink·ie 2
(pĭng′kē)n.
Variant of pink3.
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pinkie
(ˈpɪŋkɪ) orpinky
n, pl -ies
(Anatomy) Scot and US and Canadian the little finger
[C19: from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink1; compare pinkeye]
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pink•ie
or pink•y
(ˈpɪŋ ki)n., pl. pink•ies.
Informal. the little finger.
[1585–95; < Dutch pinkie, dial. variant of pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger]
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| Noun | 1. |  pinkie - the finger farthest from the thumb musculus abductor digiti minimi manus - the abductor muscle of the little finger minimus - the fifth digit; the little finger or little toe finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" |
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[ˈpɪŋkɪ] N (Scot, US) → (dedo m) meñique mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005