pinky promising
Childish binding vow
Pinky promising is making a solemn pledge by linking pinky fingers with another person.
The gesture is associated with childhood but persists into adulthood as a way to signal sincere commitment, often with playful or affectionate overtones: We're pinky promising to keep this secret.
Breaking a pinky promise is considered a serious betrayal of trust.
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- crossed fingersSuperstitious hope gesture
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- secret handshakeMembers-only coded greeting
- fist bumpKnuckle-to-knuckle greeting
ritual · oath · scout's honor · covenant · high-five · assurance · symbolism · superstition · commitment · custom · unbreakable · vow · childhood · playground · ceremony · contract · pact · waving
pinky promisinglying
Stating known falsehoods
deceiving · betraying · reneging · paying lip service · bluffing
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