pinky

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals. Australia,historical,slang,uncountable
    — “Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”
  2. The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot. Australia,Canada,Scotland,US,informal
    — Everyday ^([sic]) as he passes them, the hookers wave at him with their pinkies and say, “Hi there, little boy!”
  3. A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc. countable,uncountable
  4. A white person. countable,ethnic,offensive,slang,slur
  5. The Australasian snapper or pink snapper (Chrysophrys auratus). Australia,countable,informal,uncountable
    — 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..
  6. A kind of fishing schooner of New England. countable,historical,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Pinkish.
    — In a pinky paper all folded neat, And they fastened it down with a pin.
  2. winking

词形变化

pinkier comparative pinkiest superlative pinkies plural pinkies plural pinkie alternative pinkier comparative pinkiest superlative

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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”).
词源 3
From pink + -y, from pink (“to wink”).
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