heinie

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[ 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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full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
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Origin of heinie

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1900–05; partly Anglicized form of German Heine, familiar variant of Heinrich ‘Henry’; see -ie

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heimlich manoeuvre, heimskringla, heine, heine-borel theorem, heine-medin disease, heinie, heinkel, heinlein, heinous, heinrich, heinz

Definition for heinie (2 of 2)

heinie2

or hi·ney

[ hahy-nee ]
/ ˈhaɪ ni /

noun Slang.

the buttocks.

Origin of heinie

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1935–40; alteration of hinder2;see -ie
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Words related to heinie

ass, posterior, buttocks, bottom, seat, can, keister, fanny, rear, cheeks, behind, backside, derriere, butt, tail, rump, hindquarters