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pinky.

Pinkish.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɪŋki/
  1. Pinkish.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Dutch pinkenbor. English pink Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pinky From pink + -y.

noun/ˈpɪŋki/
  1. Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.

    Australia · historical · slang · uncountable
  2. A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A white person.

    countable · ethnic · offensive · slang · slur · uncountable
  4. The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).

    Australia · countable · informal · uncountable
  5. A kind of fishing schooner of New England.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Dutch pinkenbor. English pink Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pinky From pink + -y.

noun/ˈpɪŋki/
  1. The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.

    Australia · Canada · Scotland · US · informal
Where this word comes from

From Dutch pinkje, diminutive of Dutch pink (“little finger”). Cognate with West Frisian pinke (“pinky”), dialectal English pink (“something small or tiny”), and perhaps to Old English pinca (“a point”). Compare also German Low German Pink (“penis”), English pintle (“penis”).

adj/ˈpɪŋki/
  1. winking

Where this word comes from

From pink + -y, from pink (“to wink”).

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