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heinie
1[ hahy-nee ]
/ ˈhaɪ ni /
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noun Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
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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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