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
  • Gold eyeshadow wrapped around the 29-year-old TV personality’s eyes, paired with long swooping lashes placed on the outer corners of her top lids and bright pink blush placed high on her cheeks.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • From there, people may develop white spots on the insides of the cheeks near the molars and a blotchy rash of flat, red spots.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • Even Keanu Reeves dealt with a bum knee on the first John Wick — and, for that matter, throughout much of the franchise.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Zellers poured the foundation, and Morrison hired fellow ski bums to do the framing, masonry, and tiling.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • Nationally, Democrats picked up seven Senate seats Tuesday, gaining firm control of the upper chamber and making major inroads in Republican strongholds such as Texas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The 3rd District seat includes Woodland Hills, Reseda and Canoga Park.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • The tail of the helicopter was ripped off and hanging from a nearby fence.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
  • While many Maryland counties on the Eastern Shore saw lower harvests of white tail deer in the summer due to hemorrhagic disease, the state's early deer season hunt for 2026 surpassed its five-year average.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • Zapcic says that if a horse can feel a fly land on its rump, a light cue is more than enough, and there’s rarely, if ever, a need for force.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This is also why bucks generally have shorter tails than does, and less white on the rump.
    — Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of rump

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