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pinky promise en · NOUN
Meanings
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(informal) A promise made by entwining one's pinky finger with another person's.
Forms
Synonyms
pinky swear
Translations (9)
ru клятвенное обещание (promise made by entwining pinky fingers) · es promesa de meñiques (promise made by entwining pinky fingers) · cmn 拉鉤 /拉钩 (promise made by entwining pinky fingers) · pt promessa de dedinho (promise made by entwining pinky fingers) · fi pikkurillivala (promise made by entwining pinky fingers) · pl obietnica na mały paluszek (promise made by entwining pinky fingers) · sv tumma (promise made by entwining pinky fingers) · ja 指切りげんまん (promise made by entwining pinky fingers) · ja 指切り (promise made by entwining pinky fingers)
pinky promise en · VERB
Meanings
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(ambitransitive, ditransitive, informal) To make such a promise to (someone) of (something).
“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.
2018 December 27, Jeremy Rutherford, “A perfect match: How a bone-marrow donation by a Blues fan saved the life of an Alabama teen”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Jul 2024:Most awkward moment?
When I made him pinky promise to say nice things about me in his review.
2024 August 31, “Blind date: ‘I made him pinky promise to say nice things about me’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:He pinky promised me a chocolate bar.
Forms
Synonyms
pinky swear
Translations (1)
es prometer cruzando / enlazando los meñiques (promise with the pinky fingers entwined)