Meaning & use
heiney
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An informal, mild term for a person's buttocks.
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The toddler fell right on his heiney and started laughing.
She swatted him playfully on the heiney as he walked past.
A note on using this word
Also spelled "heinie," this playful American English slang term likely derives from German "Hintern," meaning behind.
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