hinny

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see also: Hinny

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Pronunciation

• enPR: hĭn'ē, IPA: /ˈhɪ.ni/

Etymology 1

From – possibly cognate with hinnire ("to whinny").

Noun

hinny (plural hinnies)

1. The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).

   Synonyms: fummel

Translations

• French: bardot, bardeau
• German: Maulesel
• Italian: bardotto
• Portuguese: bardoto
• Russian: лоша́к
• Spanish: burdégano

Etymology 2

Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.

Verb

hinny (hinnies, present participle hinnying; simple past and past participle hinnied)

1. To whinny

Etymology 3

From standard English honey.

Noun

hinny (plural hinnies)

1. (Geordie) A term of endearment usually for women.

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Hinny

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Proper noun

1. (fandom slang) The ship of characters Harry Potter (character) and Ginny Weasley of the Harry Potter.
   • 2014, Zakia Jeewa, "Social Network Fandoms & Online Role-Playing: Harry Potter and The Vampire Diaries Fans on Twitter", thesis submitted to the University of KwaZulu-Natal, page 99 ↗:

     Below are two images of fan art which represents the Hinny ship.

   • 2017, Andrew, "Romance in HP: Hinny", HPReadathon, Issue 2, February 2017, page 2 ↗:

     And that's my not at all biased take on why Hinny are the perfect couple.

Synonyms

• H/G

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