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Noun
Allar has large hands, measuring nearly 10 inches from thumb to pinkie with hand fanned out on a flat surface.—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026 Which brings us to Boston Buckberger and his left pinkie.—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026 The All-Star guard had been sidelined since March 7 due to a tendon injury in his right pinkie finger.—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 Yes, many of the menus are tucked inside the tony enclaves of Newport Beach, but a handful of others cities, ones that don’t hug our sapphire coastline, are also serving up serious pinkies-up energy.—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pinkie
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
probably from Dutch pinkje small pink, diminutive of pink, from Middle Dutch pinke
Noun (2)
probably from Dutch pinkje, diminutive of pink little finger