"pinky swear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pinky swears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinky swear (plural pinky swears)
  1. A promise or oath made ceremonially binding by enjoining the pinkies of two individuals Synonyms: pinky promise
    Sense id: en-pinky_swear-en-noun-CxlnLerK

Verb

Forms: pinky swears [present, singular, third-person], pinky swearing [participle, present], pinky swore [past], pinky sworn [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pinky swear<,,swore,sworn>}} pinky swear (third-person singular simple present pinky swears, present participle pinky swearing, simple past pinky swore, past participle pinky sworn)
  1. (informal) To swear (promise) with the pinky fingers entwined. Tags: informal Related terms: cross my heart and hope to die Translations (swear (promise) with the pinky fingers entwined): 拉钩 (lā gōu) (Chinese Mandarin), vannoa pikkurillin kautta (Finnish), luvata pikkurillit ristissä (Finnish), 指切りする (yubikiri suru) (Japanese), móc nghéo (Vietnamese), móc ngoéo (Vietnamese), ngoắc tay (Vietnamese), ngoặc tay (Vietnamese), ngoéo tay (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-pinky_swear-en-verb-SWj2f19a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

Inflected forms

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