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HinnyEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
Blend of Harry + Ginny.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗hinnyEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Latin hinnus, from Ancient Greek ἴννος (ínnos), γίννος (gínnos). Possibly cognate with hinnire (“to whinny”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗hinnyEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗hinnyEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From standard English honey.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- HinnyEnglish · e-38538-4207
Hinny, hin′i, n. the offspring of a stallion and she-ass. [L. hinnus—Gr. ginnos, later hinnos, a mule.]
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Hinny, hin′i, n. a Scotch variant of honey.
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Hinny, hin′i, v.i. to neigh, whinny.
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