Pinky and Thumb

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Pinky noun - The finger farthest from the thumb.

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Thumb and pinky are semantically related in appendage of hand topic. In some cases you can use "Thumb" instead a noun "Pinky".

Nearby Words: pink, pinked, pinkish, pinking, pinkie

Thumb noun - The thick short innermost digit of the forelimb.

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Pinky and thumb are semantically related in appendage of hand topic. You can use "Pinky" instead a noun "Thumb".

Nearby Words: thumbed, thumbing

A similar gesture with the thumb and pinky is usually associated with Pacific islanders and/or surfers and is a general-purpose indicator of good times.

Source: Memetic Hand Gesture
All it is is him holding out a hand with thumb and pinky extended while making Funny Bruce Lee Noises, but since the rest of the family doesn't know he's bluffing, they buy it.

Source: What the Fu Are You Doing?
In the same vein, "Circus Galop" by Marc-André Hamelin, which is playable if you can find two people whose thumb-and-pinky stretch is 13 or 14 inches.

Source: Beyond The Impossible / Music And Sound Effects

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