Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinky promise

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: pinky promise
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A promise made by entwining one's pinky finger with another person's.

Informal

verb

To make such a promise to (someone) of (something).

Informal

Example Sentences

"He pinky promised me a chocolate bar."
"Most awkward moment? When I made him pinky promise to say nice things about me in his review."
"“We’ve always been big on ‘pinky promises,’ and when I first got diagnosed, she pinky promised me that I would never have to go through it alone,” [Regan] Brown said."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

pinky promises (plural) pinkie promise (alternative) pinky promises (present, singular) pinky promising (participle, present) pinky promised (participle, past) pinky promised (past) pinkie-promise (alternative) pinky-promise (alternative)

Synonyms

pinky swear

Questions

What does pinky promise mean?: A promise made by entwining one's pinky finger with another person's.

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