PINKY
What does "PINKY" mean?
The smallest finger of the human hand; the little finger.
Meanings
- The little finger, the smallest of the five fingers. She hooked her pinky around his to seal the promise. informal
- Somewhat pink in color, a variant of 'pinkie' or 'pinkish'. The dawn sky had a pinky glow. informal
Did you know?
- Your 'pinky' is a Dutch loanword: 'pink' meant 'little finger' in Dutch, and the name crossed the Atlantic with settlers of New Netherland, today's New York.
Word origin
From Dutch 'pinkje', diminutive of 'pink' (little finger); carried into American English by Dutch settlers, especially in the New York area.
Remember it
PINKY is the PIN-thin finger - the slimmest, smallest peg on your hand.
A little poem
Smallest of the five,
hooked round another's promise-
the least carries most.
haiku
Wordplay
- The little finger asked why everyone made fun of it. The thumb said don't worry, you're nobody's pinky in a promise.
What it teaches
We bind our biggest promises with the smallest finger - importance isn't about size.
Quick facts
What does PINKY mean?
The smallest finger of the human hand; the little finger.
Is PINKY a valid word?
Yes — PINKY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PINKY?
PINKY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does PINKY come from?
From Dutch 'pinkje', diminutive of 'pink' (little finger); carried into American English by Dutch settlers, especially in the New York area.
What can PINKY teach us?
We bind our biggest promises with the smallest finger - importance isn't about size.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.