pinkie
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pink·ie, pinky /ˈpɪŋki/ noun [countable] especially American EnglishHBH your smallest finger 小(手)指 SYN little finger
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pinkie• Suddenly a huge, hairy, knuckled hand bearing a diamond pinkie ring and a fiver appeared between me and my sewing.• He pole fished pinkies at eight metres for a dozen small roach to 5 oz.• Which she held stiff-fingered with her pinkie up.• Around the locks, such as Mansell, a few small fish taken in clearer water to bread punch or pinkie.• He wore a small, perfect-sized pinkie ring on his left hand.Origin pinkie (1800-1900) Probably from Dutch pinkje, from pink “little finger”pink·ie nounChineseSyllable
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pinkie
pink‧ie
, pinky /ˈpɪŋki/ noun [countable]
SYN little finger
pink‧ie
, pinky /ˈpɪŋki/ noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably from Dutch pinkje, from pink 'little finger'
especially American English your smallest finger Origin: Probably from Dutch pinkje, from pink 'little finger'
SYN little finger