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Ask for help > When in doubt, pinky out
When in doubt, pinky out
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teacher jessie
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When in doubt, pinky out
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What �s the meaning of "pinky out" in this phrase?
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30 Oct 2011
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isa2
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This can be used to describe something, or used
in place of "goodbye." When used the second way, it is akin to Ron
Burgundy �s "Stay Classy."
"Hey man, I got my car painted." guy 1
"Oh really man?" guy 2
"Yeah, pearlescent white." guy 1
"Dude, sounds pinky out." guy 2
"Later, man." guy 1
"Pinky out, bro." guy 2.
from: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pinky%20out
Hope I could be of help.
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30 Oct 2011
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teacher jessie
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Thanks, isa2. I found that definition, but I don �t get what it means in this context : When in doubt, pinky out.
maybe: if you have a doubt, don �t ask.
I �m not sure, what do you think?
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30 Oct 2011
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isa2
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"When in doubt, pinky out" implies that the more fancy and upscale
you are, the more you stick that pinky out. The original quote is by
Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants.
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30 Oct 2011
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isa2
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Can you tell me in what context you read/ heard this sentence?
Maybe this will help to find a clearer definition.
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30 Oct 2011
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isa2
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There
is a saying which backdates to the middle of the 18th century in
England, when tea was at its most popular there. In the upper class
circles of 18th century England, an etiquette around drinking tea had
developed which entailed the use of all sorts of weird paraphernalia and
required the feminine drinker to abandon the use of her smallest finger
(pinky). This abandonment demonstrated her delicate, fragile nature.
The saying, "When in doubt, pinky out", came to be a phrase which both
educated the lower classes of accepted etiquette and mocked it for it �s
pretentiousness.
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30 Oct 2011
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