Pinky vs Inky - What's the difference?
pinky | inky |
Pinkish.
* Edward Lear, , 1871:
(uncountable, historical, slang, Australia) Methylated spirits mixed with red wine or Condy's crystals.
* 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 262:
A baby mouse, especially when used as food for a snake, etc.
(offensive, slang, ethnic slur) A white person.
The smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.
* 2003 , Billoo Badhshah, The Unofficial Joke Book Of Australia ,
of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
* 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 6
spattered or stained with ink
As adjectives the difference between pinky and inky
is that pinky is pinkish while inky is of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.As a noun pinky
is (uncountable|historical|slang|australia) methylated spirits mixed with red wine or condy's crystals or pinky can be the smallest finger or toe of a hand or foot.pinky
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)- In a pinky paper all folded neat,
- And they fastened it down with a pin.
Noun
(pinkies)- “Here,” Nigel greeted him, “do try a spot of ‘pinky ,’ it's ever so much fun, really.”
Etymology 2
From (etyl) pinkjeNoun
(pinkies)page 126,
- Everyday as he passes them, the hookers wave at him with their pinkies and say, “Hi there, little boy!”
Alternative forms
* pinkieDerived terms
* pinky ring, pinky swear/pinky-swear, pinky promise/pinky-promiseSynonyms
* (smallest finger or toe) little finger, pinky finger, pinky toe, little piggy, digit V, fifth digit (-)See also
* (wikipedia) English ethnic slursinky
English
Adjective
(er)- Tenderly she bore him back through the inky jungle to where the tribe lay, and for many days and nights she sat guard beside him, bringing him food and water, and brushing the flies and other insects from his cruel wounds.