hinny
(noun) hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile; “a hinny has a gentler disposition than a mule”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hinny (plural hinnies)
The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.
hinny (third-person singular simple present hinnies, present participle hinnying, simple past and past participle hinnied)
To whinny
hinny (plural hinnies)
(Geordie) A term of endearment usually for women.
Hinny
(fandom slang) The ship of characters Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley of the Harry Potter series.
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Source: Wiktionary
Hin"ni*ate, Hin"ny v. i. Etym: [L. hinnire.]
Definition: To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.]
Hin"ny, n.; pl. Hinnies. Etym: [L. hinnus, cf. Gr.
Definition: A hybrid between a stallion and an ass.
Hin"ny, n.
Definition: A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
