PINKY

Etymology 1

Adjective

pinky (comparative pinkier, superlative pinkiest)

Pinkish.

Noun

pinky (countable and uncountable, plural pinkies)

(uncountable, historical, slang, Australia) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.

A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.

(offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A white person.

Etymology 2

Noun

pinky (plural pinkies)

(US, Scottish, informal) The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.

Synonyms

• (smallest finger or toe): little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little piggy, digit V, fifth digit

Etymology 3

Adjective

pinky (comparative pinkier, )

winking

Source: Wiktionary


Pink"y, n. (Naut.)

Definition: See 1st Pink.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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