noun General Slang

hinny

· noun · geordie

Geordie 'honey' — a term of endearment.

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Honey, love, dear. A warm Tyneside term of affection used to friends, family, kids, customers — pretty much anyone you're being nice to. The Geordie equivalent of 'pet' or 'love', and famously paired in the old greeting 'why aye, hinny'.

“Howay in, hinny, the kettle's on.”
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hinny In A Sentence

Howay in, hinny, the kettle's on.

Origin & Usage

Dialect contraction of 'honey', in Northumbrian use since at least the 18th century — appears in traditional Tyneside songs like 'The Keel Row'.

Variants hinnie
Tags #geordie#newcastle#north-east#british#endearment

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