Pinky
Encyclopedia
Pinky refers to the little finger
, the smallest finger on a normal human hand.
It can also refer to:
Little finger
The little finger, often called the pinky in American English, pinkie in Scottish English , or small finger in medicine, is the most ulnar and usually smallest finger of the human hand, opposite the thumb, next to the ring finger.-Muscles:There are four muscles that...
, the smallest finger on a normal human hand.
It can also refer to:
Computing
- pinky, a lightweight version of the UNIX finger protocolFinger protocolIn computer networking, the Name/Finger protocol and the Finger user information protocol are simple network protocols for the exchange of human-oriented status and user information.-Name/Finger protocol:...
- Emacs Pinky, a painful condition in GNU Emacs users' pinky fingers
Gaming
- Pinky, the pink ghost in the video game series Pac-ManPac-Manis an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games,...
and Ms. Pacman. - Pinky Demon, a monster antagonist in the Doom (video game) series
Movies and television
- Pinky (film), a 1949 American drama directed by Elia Kazan
- Pinky the CatPinky the CatPinky the Cat is a video that aired on several American reality television programs in the 1990s before it achieved fame on the Internet as a viral video in the 2000s...
, an early 1990s video - Pinky, character played by Harpo MarxHarpo MarxAdolph "Harpo" Marx was an American comedian and film star. He was the second oldest of the Marx Brothers. His comic style was influenced by clown and pantomime traditions. He wore a curly reddish wig, and never spoke during performances...
in Horse Feathers and Duck Soup, referring to the color of his wig - "Pinky", a Season 4 episode of My Name is EarlMy Name Is EarlMy Name Is Earl is an American television comedy series created by Greg Garcia that was originally broadcast on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States...
Characters in television
- Pinky, a pig character in the 1950s British TV program Pinky and PerkyPinky and PerkyPinky and Perky is an animated children's television series first broadcast by the BBC in 1957, revived in 2008 as a CGI animation.-Original series:...
- Pinky Tuscadero, a character in the 1974-1984 TV series Happy DaysHappy DaysHappy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
- Pinky, a pink koala character in the 1984 Japanese cartoon NoozlesNoozles, also known as The Wonderous Koala Blinky, is a 26-episode anime by Nippon Animation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984, under the title Fushigi na Koara Burinkī or Brinky and Printy. It depicts the adventures of a 12-year old girl named Sandy and her koala friends, Blinky and...
, aka Fushigi na Koala Blinky - Pinky, a panther character, in the 1980s TV cartoon Pink Panther and SonsPink Panther and SonsPink Panther and Sons is an animated Pink Panther television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and MGM/UA Television. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from 1984 to 1985. The original Pink Panther cartoons were produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, is in the TV animation industry, but in...
- Pinky, a lab mouse character in the 1990s TV cartoon Pinky and the BrainPinky and the BrainPinky and the Brain is an American animated television series.The characters Pinky and the Brain first appeared in 1993 as a recurring segment on the show Animaniacs...
- Pinky, a cat character in the online animated TV series The Pinky Show
- Pinky, the main character in the 2000s American TV cartoon Pinky Dinky DooPinky Dinky DooPinky Dinky Doo is a children's animated series that currently airs dubbed in Spanish and English on Univision in the USA, ABC in Australia, CBeebies in Great Britain, and Treehouse in Canada, in the Kids' CBC programming block...
- Pinky, Isabella Garcia-Shapiro's chihuahua who is a secret agent in 2000s TV cartoon Phineas and Ferb; see List of characters in Phineas and Ferb
- Pinky, a minor female criminal, along with Missy, that made a one time appearance in the Ben 10 episode "A Change of Face"
- Pinky, a caracter in the TV series OutsourcedOutsourced (TV series)Outsourced is an American television sitcom set in an Indian workplace. It was based on the John Jeffcoat film of the same name and adapted by Ken Kwapis and Universal Media Studios for NBC. The series originally ran from September 23, 2010 to May 12, 2011...
portrayed by Thushari JayasekeraThushari JayasekeraThushari Jayasekera is a Sri Lankan American actress, performer, and writer.- Biography :As a child, she moved with her parents and was raised in the United States. She was born in Sri Lanka and raised in the U.S. state of California...
People
- Pinky, nickname of Lidia Elsa SatragnoLidia Elsa SatragnoLidia Elsa Satragno is an entertainer and politician in Argentina, where she's popularly known as "Pinky."-Life and times:...
(born 1935), Argentine news anchor and politician - Pinky, nickname of the late Pakistani politician Benazir BhuttoBenazir BhuttoBenazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996....
(19532007) - Pinky, nickname of Savika ChaiyadejSavika ChaiyadejSavika Chaiyadej , who goes by the nickname "Pinky", is a Thai soap actress who was born on June 19, 1986. She stars in Dao Pra Sook and Nong Miew Kearl Petch ....
(born 1986), Thai actress - Pinky Clarke (1901–77), American Olympic track champion
- Pinky LeePinky LeePincus Leff , better known as Pinky Lee, was an American burlesque comic and host of a children's television program, The Pinky Lee Show, in the early 1950s.-Biography:...
, television personality
Other uses
- Pinky toe, a colloquial term for the smallest toe on the human foot
- Pinky (candy)Pinky (candy)Pinky candy is a brand of mint-flavored candy sold by Frente International. Flavors currently available in the new rectangular packaging are Peach, Grape, and Grape Fruit; Pinky also comes in a smaller, rounded container. Pinky is famous largely for its monkey mascot, aptly named Pinky Monkey...
, a confection marketed by Japanese company Frente - Pinky (dolphin)Pinky (dolphin)Pinky is an albino bottlenose dolphin found in Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana.Pinky was first spotted in 2007 by a boat caftain, Erik Rue. The dolphin has become a tourist attraction, and conservationists have asked visitors to leave the dolphin alone....
, an albino dolphin spotted in Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana - Pinky:St, or Pinky Street, collectible figures made by Japanese company Vance
- Pinky (mouse/rat), a baby mouse or rat not yet containing fur