pinkies

Noun (1)

pinky (countable and uncountable, plural pinkies)

1. (Australia, historical, slang, uncountable) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
   • “Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 262
2. A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
3. (ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A white person.

   Synonyms:

   abelungu, ang moh, Angrez, balanda, béké, bule, cac, Caucasian, cornstarch crusader, cracker

4. (Australia, informal) The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus).
   • You may get some pinkies around the Black Rock area, but the snapper *run* is normally from late October to mid January, although it sounds like the odd adult fish is still lurking..2001 May 3, Lindsay Vincent, “Re: snapper fishing in Victoria”, in aus.sport.fishing (Usenet)
5. (historical) A kind of fishing schooner of New England.

Noun (2)

pinky (plural pinkies)

1. (Australia, Canada, Scotland, US, informal) The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
   • Everyday ^([sic]) as he passes them, the hookers wave at him with their pinkies and say, “Hi there, little boy!”2003, Billoo Badhshah, The Unofficial Joke Book of Australia, page 126

   Synonyms:

   little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little piggy, digit V, fifth digit

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Noun (1)

pinkie (plural pinkies)

1. (informal) A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.

   Synonyms:

   little finger, auricular finger, ear-finger, fifth finger, fourth finger, mercurial finger, pinkie finger

2. (informal, uncommon) A little toe, the toe furthest on a foot from the big toe.

   Synonyms:

   little toe, pinkie toe

Noun (2)

pinkie

1. (Australia, South) A bilby.

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