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heinie¹

  • /ˈhaɪni/

Rhymes with -aɪni

Where it comes from

From a corruption of *hindie, for *behindie (“behind, rear end, hindward parts”), equivalent to hind + -ie. Perhaps influenced in some way by Heinie (“a German”).

noun heinies · hiney · heiny

  1. US, slang The buttocks. Hey there, people, I'm Bobby Brown They say I'm the cutest boy in town My car is fast, my teeth is shiny I tell all the girls they can kiss my heinie

Heinie²

Where it comes from

From Heinrich (“German given name”) + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

proper noun

  1. US A diminutive form of Heinrich, or its English cognate Henry, sometimes applied to a person of (real or supposed) German heritage. Henry "Heinie" Manush,^([Heinie Manush]) yet another outfield prospect, joined the Tigers in 1923, having impressed management with his outstanding Western League batting average of .375 the previous season. Major league pitching proved no mystery to Heinie either, as he connected for a .334 batting

noun Heinies

  1. US, slang A German, especially a German soldier. "Let's go get them heinies, Sergeant," I challenged, with forced good cheer.

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"heinie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heinie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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heinie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heinie

Chicago

"heinie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heinie.

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@misc{heinie_2026,
  title = {heinie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heinie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}