- a variation of pinkie.
pinky
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Trump "talked about golf and said he would play a round with us, and my wife sealed the pledge with a pinky promise", the South Korean leader posted.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
In Thursday night's nail-biting finale, her luck ran out - as she was banished at the roundtable despite making a pinky promise with fellow traitor Alan Carr, who went on to win.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
Backstrom later described the injuries in a handwritten grievance he sent to prison officials in 2011: stitches and metal pins in his pinky and ring finger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
Bill Hader played you with the big pinky ring.
From Salon ● May 18, 2024
Immediately, a pinky man in black opened up.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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It’s pinkies up at Wimbledon, as match-goers partake in a traditional British afternoon tea overlooking the courts.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2025
There were close-ups featuring pinkies shaped like deflated balloons and more distant shots offering hints of suburban life beyond the frame.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2023
A group of seven ever-so-proper ladies and gents, with ramrod-straight posture and pinkies extended, are seated in a row of wooden chairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
No wonder he’s willing to part ways with his pinkies.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Barry raised his hand too, and he and Jay linked their pinkies together in the air.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
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