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hiney

5 8.9
The soft part at the back of your body that you sit on
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪni/
  • Baby Talk
: nalguita
  • What's the matter with your hiney, honey?

Examples

  • And although grace is not a term I would use to describe her (which is apparently somewhat of a handicap in ballet and tap), the girl has got some rhythm and a hiney that just won't quit.

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  • This is perfect for someone with a cute little hiney.

  • You gonna come and watch us kick some hiney?

  • I see your hiney, it's nice and shiny -

  • This seems like the perfect opportunity for me to freeze my hiney off.

  • You can also say a rat's tiny, shiny, hiney!

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  • The hiney was flawless.

  • If for some reason we have a total lapse in judgment and go to a sit-down type restaurant, we order the kids' food before our hineys actually hit the chair in an attempt to minimize the mayhem.

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  • My little sister loves to show off her cute hiney in her new swimsuit.

  • He slipped on the floor and landed right on his hiney, which made everyone laugh.

Synonyms

arse
vshiney
  • Offensive
∞ 9.6

The rude word for the part of the body you sit on

is childish and milder rather than crude or offensive slang
butt
vshiney
  • Informal
∞ 1.6

The fleshy part of the body that you sit on

is more childish in tone rather than broadly informal or neutral
buttocks
vshiney
73 1.6

Two rounded soft parts at the back of the human body that you sit on

is childish and informal rather than anatomical or neutral
bum
vshiney
  • UK
58 7.5

The part of the body you sit on

is more childish and playful rather than regional informal usage
heinie
vshiney
  • Slang
16 9.9

The soft part of the body you sit on

is more childish in tone rather than blunt slang usage
tushy
vshiney
  • Baby Talk
13 8.6

A name children use for the part of the body you sit on

is equally childish and informal rather than more adult or vulgar
tushie
vshiney
  • Baby Talk
11 8.8

The soft back part of the body that you sit on

is similarly childish and informal rather than formal or crude
wazoo
vshiney
  • Slang
10 9.9

An informal word for a person's bottom

is more childish and less jokingly coarse than that slang
patootie
vshiney
  • Slang
8 9.9

A friendly word for a person's bottom or for someone very cute

is more narrowly childish for the rear rather than for people broadly
popo
vshiney
  • Baby Talk
1 9.9

A child's word for the bottom

matches that childish tone rather than being slangy or vulgar
tuchis
vshiney
  • Slang
1 9.9

An informal word for the parts at the back of the body that you sit on

is more childish and playful rather than general casual slang
kiester
vshiney
  • Slang
1 9.9

The soft part of your body that you sit on

is childlike and playful rather than coarse or blunt
hine
vshiney
  • Archaic
1 9.9

The back part of an animal or person that you sit on

is modern childish informal usage rather than archaic dialectal speech
tooshie
vshiney
  • Baby Talk
1 9.4

The part of the body you sit on

is also childish and informal rather than a serious anatomical term
nether cheek
vshiney
  • Informal
9.9

One of the two rounded parts at the back of the body used for sitting

is childlike and informal rather than merely euphemistic humour

Idioms

Something that is very hard to find

9.9

Very unlikely to happen

How Informal

hiney
  • Baby Talk
5 8.9
butt
  • Informal
∞ 1.6
bottom
  • Informal
59 1.0
backside
  • Informal
38 1.3
buttocks
73 1.6

Surface Forms

hiney singular
hineys plural

Etymology

Hiney comes from an old word hind, which means 'back' or 'rear', and it grew into a playful, childlike form like behind. So hiney is simply a silly or gentle name for the buttocks.