henny

See also: Henny and Henný

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛni/
  • Audio (Northwestern US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛni

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Blend of horse +‎ jenny, or variant of hinny?

Noun

henny (plural hennies)

  1. Synonym of hinny (cross between a stallion and a she-ass)
  2. (gay slang) Alternative spelling of honey.

Etymology 2

From hen +‎ -y.

Adjective

henny (comparative hennier, superlative henniest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a hen.
    • 1921, Journal of Genetics, volumes 1-12, page 41:
      Some intermediates differ but slightly from a purely henny bird in appearance. The majority of the saddle feathers are typically henny, but scattered among them are a few in which the tip of the feather exhibits the lack of barbules […]
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