pinkie promisev.

Brit.

/ˈpɪŋkɪ ˌprɒmɪs/,

/ˌpɪŋkɪ ˈprɒmɪs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪŋki ˌprɑməs/,

/ˌpɪŋki ˈprɑməs/

Forms: see pinkie adj. and n.¹ and promise v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinkie n.¹, promise v.

Etymology: < pinkie n.¹ + promise v., after pinkie promise n. Compare earlier pinkie swear v.

Originally U.S.

intransitive. To make a binding promise, typically while linking one's little finger with that of another person (see pinkie promise n.). Originally and frequently used elliptically, esp. when giving or seeking reassurance that a promise will be kept. Also transitive: to promise (something) in this manner. Originally and esp. in the language of children and young teenagers.When used by or with reference to adults, often carrying negative or sarcastic connotations, implying that childish oaths are made and broken easily, or that the promise in question is made lightly, glibly, or without the intention of honouring it.

ΘΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise, vow, or pledge [verb (intransitive)] > make promise or vow of particular type

to abjure the realm?a1475

to make fidelitya1513

1990 ‘V. C. Andrews’ Web of Dreams xi. 208 ‘I won't tell any of the other girls anything... I promise, cross my heart, pinky promise,’ she said extending her pinky.

1998 Daily Mail 27 June (Weekend Suppl.) 13/2 She'd asked me what divorce meant and I told her.., but it was certainly nothing she or her brother needed to worry about. ‘Pinkie promise?’ she'd asked. ‘Pinkie promise,’ I'd replied.

2008 T. Clark Sleepless i. 13 ‘Happy now?’ ‘Not until you pinkie promise...’ My jaw dropped. ‘We haven't done that since grade school!’.. ‘I need to know you'll do what you say.’

2015 States News Service (Nexis) 26 Feb. [He] pinky-promised he won't go too far with the President's expansive and likely illegal new rules.

2022 @neonghost41 28 June in twitter.com (accessed 29 June 2022) They never do anything but say vote us in again and this time we'll really really do something, pinkie promise.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

pinkie promisen.

Brit.

/ˈpɪŋkɪ ˌprɒmɪs/,

/ˌpɪŋkɪ ˈprɒmɪs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪŋki ˌprɑməs/,

/ˌpɪŋki ˈprɑməs/

Forms: see pinkie adj. and n.¹ and promise n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinkie n.¹, promise n.

Etymology: < pinkie n.¹ + promise n. Compare slightly earlier pinkie swear n.Compare the following:1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms Pinky, The little finger. A very common term in New York, especially among small children, who, when making a bargain with each other, are accustomed to confirm it by interlocking the little finger of each other's right hands and repeating the following doggerel: Pinky, pinky, bow-bell, Whoever tells a lie, Will sink down to the bad place, And never rise up again.

Originally U.S.

A promise made while linking one’s little finger with that of another person, and regarded as especially binding or sincere. Hence more generally (without the linking of fingers): a binding or sincere promise (see note).Originally and esp. in the language of children and young teenagers.When used by or with reference to adults, often carrying negative or sarcastic connotations, implying that childish oaths are made and broken easily, or that the promise in question is made lightly, glibly, or without the intention of honouring it.

1989 Jrnl. (Taunton High School, Mass.) 37/2 Sonya Bednarz... Memories: C.D.—whipcream fight at Shaws;..long talks w/D.C.;..Pinky promise w/M.C.

1994 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Dec. 20/1 The research consultant..begins by making a ‘pinkie promise’ with each girl to insure that everything said between these walls will be the truth.

2012 C. H. Dean & K. H. Sutton House for Sale (e-book, accessed 21 June 2022) 254 Cody walked over, linked his pinkie around Danny's and they shook on it. ‘You can never break a pinkie promise,’ said Danny.

2020 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 19 June 53 It's just not good enough that a planeload of people regularly fly in from Melbourne and give a ‘pinky promise’ to self-isolate for two weeks—like that's really going to happen.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	pinkie promise
释义	pinkie promisev. Brit. /ˈpɪŋkɪ ˌprɒmɪs/, /ˌpɪŋkɪ ˈprɒmɪs/, U.S. /ˈpɪŋki ˌprɑməs/, /ˌpɪŋki ˈprɑməs/ Forms: see pinkie adj. and n.¹ and promise v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinkie n.¹, promise v. Etymology: < pinkie n.¹ + promise v., after pinkie promise n. Compare earlier pinkie swear v. Originally U.S. intransitive. To make a binding promise, typically while linking one's little finger with that of another person (see pinkie promise n.). Originally and frequently used elliptically, esp. when giving or seeking reassurance that a promise will be kept. Also transitive: to promise (something) in this manner. Originally and esp. in the language of children and young teenagers.When used by or with reference to adults, often carrying negative or sarcastic connotations, implying that childish oaths are made and broken easily, or that the promise in question is made lightly, glibly, or without the intention of honouring it. ΘΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise, vow, or pledge [verb (intransitive)] > make promise or vow of particular type to abjure the realm?a1475 to make fidelitya1513 1990 ‘V. C. Andrews’ Web of Dreams xi. 208 ‘I won't tell any of the other girls anything... I promise, cross my heart, pinky promise,’ she said extending her pinky. 1998 Daily Mail 27 June (Weekend Suppl.) 13/2 She'd asked me what divorce meant and I told her.., but it was certainly nothing she or her brother needed to worry about. ‘Pinkie promise?’ she'd asked. ‘Pinkie promise,’ I'd replied. 2008 T. Clark Sleepless i. 13 ‘Happy now?’ ‘Not until you pinkie promise...’ My jaw dropped. ‘We haven't done that since grade school!’.. ‘I need to know you'll do what you say.’ 2015 States News Service (Nexis) 26 Feb. [He] pinky-promised he won't go too far with the President's expansive and likely illegal new rules. 2022 @neonghost41 28 June in twitter.com (accessed 29 June 2022) They never do anything but say vote us in again and this time we'll really really do something, pinkie promise. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). pinkie promisen. Brit. /ˈpɪŋkɪ ˌprɒmɪs/, /ˌpɪŋkɪ ˈprɒmɪs/, U.S. /ˈpɪŋki ˌprɑməs/, /ˌpɪŋki ˈprɑməs/ Forms: see pinkie adj. and n.¹ and promise n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinkie n.¹, promise n. Etymology: < pinkie n.¹ + promise n. Compare slightly earlier pinkie swear n.Compare the following:1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms Pinky, The little finger. A very common term in New York, especially among small children, who, when making a bargain with each other, are accustomed to confirm it by interlocking the little finger of each other's right hands and repeating the following doggerel: Pinky, pinky, bow-bell, Whoever tells a lie, Will sink down to the bad place, And never rise up again. Originally U.S. A promise made while linking one’s little finger with that of another person, and regarded as especially binding or sincere. Hence more generally (without the linking of fingers): a binding or sincere promise (see note).Originally and esp. in the language of children and young teenagers.When used by or with reference to adults, often carrying negative or sarcastic connotations, implying that childish oaths are made and broken easily, or that the promise in question is made lightly, glibly, or without the intention of honouring it. Π 1989 Jrnl. (Taunton High School, Mass.) 37/2 Sonya Bednarz... Memories: C.D.—whipcream fight at Shaws;..long talks w/D.C.;..Pinky promise w/M.C. 1994 N.Y. Times Mag. 25 Dec. 20/1 The research consultant..begins by making a ‘pinkie promise’ with each girl to insure that everything said between these walls will be the truth. 2012 C. H. Dean & K. H. Sutton House for Sale (e-book, accessed 21 June 2022) 254 Cody walked over, linked his pinkie around Danny's and they shook on it. ‘You can never break a pinkie promise,’ said Danny. 2020 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 19 June 53 It's just not good enough that a planeload of people regularly fly in from Melbourne and give a ‘pinky promise’ to self-isolate for two weeks—like that's really going to happen. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < v.1990n.1989
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