Heinie

Heinie

Heinie may refer to:

*A slang term for Buttocks (also spelled hiney)
*A derogatory term used for German soldiers that originated in World War I, short for Heinrich
*A crewcut haircut (from the stereotypical German soldier's haircut)
*Heineken Brewery, a Dutch brewing company
*Heinie Specialty Products of Quincy, Illinois, a manufactuer of pistols and pistol sights
* "To Heinie With Love" was the name of a 1965 episode of the World War II war drama, "Twelve O'Clock High" about a bombing raid on a German railyard

* A popular nickname for German and German-American baseball players (particularly those named Henry — "Heinrich" in German) in the early part of the 20th century. At least 22 Major League Baseball players went by the nickname Heinie, including:
**Heinie Beckendorf 1909-1910
**Heinie Berger 1907-1910
**Heinie Elder 1913-1913
**Heinie Groh 1912-1927
**Heinie Heitmuller 1909-1910
**Heinie Heltzel 1943-1944
**Heinie Jantzen 1912-1912
**Heinie Kappel 1887-1889
**Heinie Manush 1923-1939
**Heinie Meine 1922-1934
**Heinie Mueller 1920-1935
**Heinie Mueller 1938-1941
**Heinie Odom 1925-1925
**Heinie Peitz 1892-1913
**Heinie Reitz 1893-1899
**Heinie Sand 1923-1928
**Heinie Scheer 1922-1923
**Heinie Schuble 1927-1936
**Heinie Smith 1897-1903
**Heinie Stafford 1916-1916
**Heinie Wagner 1902-1918
**Heinie Zimmerman 1907-1919

* Other famous Heinies include:
**Heinie Conklin (1886-1959), an actor who was a regular in Mack Sennett comedies in the silent era.
**Heinie Beau (1911-1987) -- jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist and clarinetist
**Heinie Hartwig -- artist


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