pinkie

[ping-kee] / ˈpɪŋ ki /

NOUN

digit

Synonyms

STRONG

TOE claw extremity fang feeler finger fork hook pointer thumb

WEAK

index finger phalange ring finger

Example Sentences

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Then there’s the Shure MV88, a $159 high-fidelity USB-C microphone the size of your pinkie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Her arms are crossed and one of her pinkie fingers is slightly raised.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

"I remember just seeing his little hand; his pinkie ring finger and middle finger," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

The crowd raised index and pinkie fingers in approval.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

You started with the pinkie and worked over to the thumb.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd