pinky promises
Linked finger swears
Pinky promises are pledges sealed by linking pinky fingers, typically between children but also used playfully among adults.
The gesture elevates a promise to something more solemn and binding: We made a pinky promise never to tell anyone.
Breaking a pinky promise is considered a serious betrayal of trust, at least within the logic of childhood oaths.
- oathFormal binding promise
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- cross my heartEmphatic truthfulness pledge
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- sworn secrecyOath to stay silent
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- honour systemshonor codes, academic integrity, self-reporting, scout's honor, gentleman's agreements
pinky promiseslegal contracts
Enforceable agreements between parties
written contracts · blood oaths · treaties · affidavits · sworn testimony
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Serious formal promises
blood pacts · marriage vows · Hippocratic oath · loyalty oaths
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