Heinie

heinie English Etymology From de Heinrich German given name en ie diminutive suffix. Proper noun en US A diminutive form of Heinrich, or its English cognate Henry, sometimes applied to a person of (real or supposed) German heritage. en 1999 William Martin Anderson The Detroit Tigers 48 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5-n_-lnkQPMC&pg=PA48&dq=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7Hr8UbzaF4WYkQXl2ICACQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&f=false Henry "Heinie" Manush,[Heinie Manush] yet another outfield prospect, joined the Tigers in 1923, having impressed management with his outstanding Western League batting average of .375 the previous season. Major league pitching proved no mystery to Heinie either, as he connected for a .334 batting average in 1924, his freshman season. en 2010 Wayne Mausser Chicago Cubs Facts and Trivia Third Edition, page 27 Heinie[Heinie Zimmerman] played with the Cubs from 1907 thru 1916, as a third baseman. en 2011 Warren Trest; Donald B. Dodd Wings of Denial: The Alabama Air National Guard's Covert Role at the Bay of Pigs http://books.google.com.au/books?id=IAOniYgwXtoC&pg=PA27&dq=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7Hr8UbzaF4WYkQXl2ICACQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&f=false 27 Lieutenant Colonel Harry C. “Heinie” Aderholt,[Harry C. Aderholt] who was born and raised in Birmingham, had been with the CIA since the Korean War and now commanded clandestine air operations out of Okinawa and Thailand. Heinie Aderholt knew most of the Alabama Guard pilots. Noun en US slang A German, especially a German soldier. en 2005 John B. Babcock Taught to Kill 99 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=UANRaxBeMzcC&pg=PA99&dq=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7Hr8UbzaF4WYkQXl2ICACQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&f=false "Let's go get them heinies, Sergeant," I challenged, with forced good cheer. en 2009 John Wayne Gorman; Dorothy Gorman Yundt; Patrick Quinn Compass: U.S. Army Ranger, European Theater, 1944-45 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9ezdkv4tPOAC&pg=PA59&dq=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7Hr8UbzaF4WYkQXl2ICACQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&f=false 58 The Heinies had run off. We were suspicious; the boys were a little nervous because in a hedgerow we didn't know where our friends and foes were. Suddenly Bud said, “Damn, there's a Heinie over there. There's his helmet!” en 2009 Sonya Jason Maria Gulovich, OSS Heroine of World War II 131 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Jxj0Lw50cTYC&pg=PA131&dq=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=spP8UZnGDIejkwXTqYCwDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22heinie%22%7C%22heinies%22&f=false At the outcry of “Heinies!" Gaul jumped out of the window and bolted for the woods.