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 Things that contact your heinie but not your hands, like a bus seat. — Katherine J. Wu, Popular Science, 16 Mar. 2020 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 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
  • The American dabbed what appeared to be a blue ice pack to her cheeks and top of her thighs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • The rough white sheet covering me up to my chest, my nose and cheeks chilly.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of cheeks
Noun
  • Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 20 June 2026
Definition of bum
Noun
  • Then there’s heated handlebars and seats, floorboards, highway pegs, brake and gear-lever pads, heel-shifter, and the King Tour-Pak, like the Street Glide Limited above.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • As of July 2, some of the best resale seats for marquee knockout matches were listed for roughly $20,000 on StubHub.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Some common options for hanging pots include succulents like burro's tail or string of pearls, trailing lantana, and trailing verbena.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • 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
  • From his rump on the baseline, Brunson waved in frustration at referee Scott Foster.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Definition of rump

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