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hinny

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈhɪ.ni/

Definition of hinny

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
    “The curer said nothing to the cowboy but went straight to the mule, or hinny, rather, being out of San's big jenny by Alder's white horse.”
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noun

  1. The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
    “The curer said nothing to the cowboy but went straight to the mule, or hinny, rather, being out of San's big jenny by Alder's white horse.”
  2. (Geordie)A term of endearment usually for women.
    “Open the door, my hinny, my heart, / Open the door, my own darling; / Mind you the words that you and I spoke, / Down in the meadow, at the World’s End Well.”
    “`You will make a great diagnostician, nae doot, my hinny, but you need tae improve your bedside manner.'”

verb

  1. To whinny

name

  1. (slang)The ship of characters Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley of the Harry Potter series.
    “Below are two images of fan art which represents the Hinny ship.”
    “On the other hand, one of the ships I hate is Hinny, a.k.a. Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley.”
    “And that's my not at all biased take on why Hinny are the perfect couple.”

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Etymology

From Latin hinnus, from Ancient Greek ἴννος (ínnos), γίννος (gínnos). Possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).

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