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Heinie N. Amer. slang.|ˈhaɪnɪ|
Also Heine, Hiney.
[f. the German Christian name Heinrich.]
A German (soldier).
1904‘No. 1500’ Life in Sing Sing xiii. 249/1 Hiney, a German. 1917Daily Chron. 25 Aug. 1/7 The Canadians call their enemy Heine and not Fritz. 1918Daily Mirror 12 Nov. 6/4 An Irish terrier of my acquaintance was perfectly certain that the maroons meant a visit from Heinie. 1925Fraser & Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words, Heine (or Hiney). 1929E. W. Springs Above Bright Blue Sky 227 ‘There, you're all right,’ the sergeant soothed him. ‘Those yellow-bellied Heinies can't kill you. We got ten of 'em this morning.’ 1931[see Dutchman 1 a]. 1961Listener 20 Apr. 684/1 It's not the Russians we should be congratulating..but the Heinies. Sure, we got Von Braun, but the Russians grabbed all the rest of the German rocket guys. |