heinie
1[ hahy-nee ]
nounOlder Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
Origin of heinie
1First recorded in 1900–05; partly Anglicized form of German Heine, familiar variant of Heinrich “Henry”; see -ie
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How to use heinie in a sentence
If you fling your grenade too soon a heinie is liable to pick it up and throw it back at you before it goes off.
The Glory of The Coming | Irvin S. Cobb"Laugh ahead, heinie," remarked Frank, though he knew the man could probably not understand him.
Army Boys on the Firing Line | Homer Randall"Even a heinie can see through a milestone when there's a hole in it," commented Billy, as he watched the enemy retreating.
Army Boys on the Firing Line | Homer Randallheinie Metzger ain't shrewd—he just thinks he is—and people have taken him at his own valuation.
Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps | James B. HendryxOthers, bored with the club dance, had come to heinie's for more fling than dancing afforded.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney Greenbie
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