"henny" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: hennier [comparative], henniest [superlative]
Etymology: hen + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hen|y}} hen + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|hennier}} henny (comparative hennier, superlative henniest)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a hen.
    Sense id: en-henny-en-adj--pNnNY0h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: hennies [plural]
Etymology: Blend of horse + jenny, or variant of hinny? Etymology templates: {{blend|en|horse|jenny}} Blend of horse + jenny, {{m|en|hinny}} hinny Head templates: {{en-noun}} henny (plural hennies)
  1. Synonym of hinny (cross between a stallion and a she-ass) Synonyms: hinny [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-henny-en-noun-a3PuEEL7 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English blends: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 65 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 7 75 18
  2. (gay slang) Alternative spelling of honey Tags: alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: honey
    Sense id: en-henny-en-noun-oTAm-2y0 Topics: LGBT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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