as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
a skirt so tight that her heinie was clearly outlined
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Recent Examples of heinie
The bees were having a field day, buzzing their lil’ heinies off.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 June 2023
If any of the aforementioned options sound like too much of a pain in the heinie, hair removal creams might seem like the most convenient one.
—Christine Giordano, womenshealthmag.com, 26 May 2023
Things that contact your heinie but not your hands, like a bus seat.
—Katherine J. Wu, Popular Science, 16 Mar. 2020
The Reds spent eight innings in a hitting coma, striking out 12 times and generally hitting like a bunch of heinies.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 July 2018
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 June 2023
If any of the aforementioned options sound like too much of a pain in the heinie, hair removal creams might seem like the most convenient one.
—Christine Giordano, womenshealthmag.com, 26 May 2023
Things that contact your heinie but not your hands, like a bus seat.
—Katherine J. Wu, Popular Science, 16 Mar. 2020
The Reds spent eight innings in a hitting coma, striking out 12 times and generally hitting like a bunch of heinies.
—Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heinie
Noun
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Olsen kept her glam simple for the evening and opted for a terracotta blush on her cheeks and a dusky mauve gloss on her lips.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Choose products that multitask—like serums that hydrate and brighten, or cream sticks that work on eyes, lips, and cheeks.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Celebratory backslaps, encouraging bum-pats and the fall of opposition wickets celebrated en masse are often an indication of a team’s togetherness.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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With both travel and programming budgets under pressure, all markets have to make a strong case to get buyer and seller bums on seats (or, more accurately, into screening booths and meeting rooms).—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Frontier has the most seat overlap with Spirit at 39%, while United has 18%, according to TD Cowen analyst Tom Fitzgerald.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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In that case, the second seat will be sold at the same fare as the original.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Steaks come with an assortment of compound butters and sauces, with the option for lobster tail, crab, bone marrow and blue cheese on top.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The O’Brien Revival is an intermediate, surf-style board that features a tri-fin, swallow-tail design.—
Rob Reed,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An old ram has a bony, sloping rump; a healthy young ram has a more muscular, rounded rump.—
Tim Kelly,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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His skin was taut with strength; his rump came right off his back like his father’s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Heinie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heinie. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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