English Explanatory Dictionary

heinie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The buttocks.
name
  1. A diminutive form of Heinrich, or its English cognate Henry, sometimes applied to a person of (real or supposed) German heritage.
noun
  1. A German, especially a German soldier.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪni/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-heinie.wav

Word forms

heinie heinies hiney heiny

Etymology

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”).

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