English Explanatory Dictionary

pinky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pinkish.
noun
  1. Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
  2. A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
  3. A white person.
  4. The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
  5. A kind of fishing schooner of New England.
noun
  1. The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
adj
  1. winking

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪŋki/ en-au-pinky.ogg

Word forms

pinky pinkier pinkiest pinkies pinkie

Etymology

From pink + -y.

Synonyms

abelungu ang moh Angrez balanda béké bule cac Caucasian cornstarch crusader cracker cumskin European farang firangi gringo gora gussuk gweilo haole honky hoogie hoojah ice monkey ivory joganosh kabloona laowai leucoderm mayo mayo monkey mayonnaise face melanin-challenged migaloo mlungu mzungu ofay oyinbo paddy Pakeha paleface pigskin pinky roundeye saltine snow bunny snow roach toubab umlungu vazaha vanilla wadjela white whiteboy white bread white devil whiteface white man whitey Whitoid wigger

Related words

stinky pinky

Derived words

pinkily pinkiness pinky break pinky cheater pinky ring pinky swear pinky-swear pinky promise pinky-promise
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