Meaning & use

Heinie

noun·Everyday

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An informal, mild term for a person's buttocks.

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He slipped on the ice and landed right on his heinie.

The toddler giggled as she patted her stuffed bear's heinie.

A note on using this word

A jocular, mostly American informal word, generally used in casual or family-friendly contexts rather than formal writing.

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