hiney
Americannoun
plural
hineysUsage
What does hiney mean? Hiney is a childish term for the buttocks (which is a technical word for the butt).Hiney is a euphemism, meaning it’s a substitute for a word (like the name of a body part) that may be considered impolite to say. Hiney can also be spelled heinie.Example: Oh, she’s fine—she just fell down and bumped her hiney.
Etymology
Origin of hiney
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Many among us will have had cause to ape his “Tequila” dance, to have made a joke about the Alamo basement, chanted “Mekka-lekka hi mekka hiney ho!” or remarked on their friends’ ”big but.”
From Los Angeles Times
He penned Jambi’s famous phrase — “Mekka lekka hi, mekka hiney ho!” — that Reuben still finds funny today.
From Los Angeles Times
“I sort of feel like when I hear that, I kinda turn into ‘Beavis and Butthead’ a little bit: ‘Ha ha, he said hiney.’
From Los Angeles Times
The genie Jambi‘s catchy incantation — “Mekka lekka hi, mekka hiney ho!” — riffed off of one of Paragon’s earlier sketch characters, a waiter at a hokey luau-themed restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times
Murray was made into a celebrity spokesperson: in newspapers, online, on coupons and even a billboard near his home, he’s now promoting My Shiney Hiney as an “anal bleaching enthusiast.”
From Los Angeles Times
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