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   pink·ie

   /ˈpiNGkē/

   noun

   • 1. the little finger: informal "bring the thumb and pinkie up until they are upright"
   • 2. a contemptuous term for a white person. informal, derogatory US
   • 3. the maggot of the greenbottle fly, used as fishing bait.
   • 4. cheap or homemade wine. informal, dated Australian

   Word Origin early 19th century: pinkie (sense 1) partly from Dutch pinkje ‘the little finger’, reinforced by pink1.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • K

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   • I

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