heinie

noun

ˈhī-nē How to pronounce heinie (audio)
Definition of heinienext
slang
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. — 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
  1. cheeks
  2. bum
  3. seat
  4. tail
  5. rump
Noun
  • As their national anthem played before the match, tears streamed down the cheeks of the Argentina players, emphasizing their emotional investment in the occasion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • As for beauty, Lopez was glowing to the max with luminous glam, complete with rosy cheeks, shimmery eyeshadow, glossy lips, and long, patterned nails.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • In terms of consistency, there really is no bum track on this album.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 21 July 2026
  • The Coliseum stayed in business for 500 years, bums in seats twice a week, watching people hack each other to death.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • No Republicans filed to run for the seat, which is currently held by Venessa Huskey.
    — Nathan Pilling July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • Thekla, Becomes First Women’s Grand Slam Champion Mercedes Mone looked on from the stands with no lighting and surrounded by empty seats.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • The flashbacks deliver some classic cat-and-mouse conspiracy-thriller action, as these two try to figure out who’s on their tail.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • In the underwater video, an adult female orca is seen holding onto a dead sharp-tail sunfish that the group had previously killed.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • Then, pair a Black Angus rump steak, aged for three weeks in herbed butter and redolent of fresh rosemary (€38), with a glass of a spicy-fruity Barolo from the pioneering Piedmont vintner Chiara Boschis (€22).
    — New York Times, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • This would create partition on the patriots’ terms, not Britain’s, as 13 contiguous colonies seceded from the rump of the British Empire in North America.
    — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of rump

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“Heinie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heinie. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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