heinie

[hahy-nee]

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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.

Origin of heinie

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

heinie

or hi·ney

[hahy-nee]

noun Slang.

the buttocks.

Origin of heinie

1935–40; alteration of hinder²;see -ie

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Related Words for heinie

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

Examples from the Web for heinie

Historical Examples of heinie

We were put there for the purpose of announcing "Heinie" if he should call again.
What the "Boys" Did Over There
Various
The boys started to fall and all that was heard was, "I'm hit," or "Heinie got me."
What the "Boys" Did Over There
Various
And Heinie with fingernails growing where his collar button should be?
The Hell Ship
Raymond Alfred Palmer
But that grinning, simple-looking Heinie may not be as foolish as he appears.
Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound
Alice B. Emerson
Thought yours could hop further than my little Heinie, didn't you?
Hallowe'en at Merryvale
Alice Hale Burnett

Word Origin and History for heinie

Heinie

also Heine, as a typical name of a German man, 1904, North American slang, from pet form of common German masc. proper name Heinrich (see Henry). Brought to Europe in World War I by Canadian soldiers (British soldiers called the adversary Fritz).

slang for "the buttocks," by 1930s, probably a contraction of hind end.