heinz 57
/ˈhaɪnz ˌfɪftiˈsɛvən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A thing comprising parts from many different sources; a complete mix; a hodgepodge, a mishmash.
American usage; Countable; Humorous; Informal
noun
A thing comprising parts from many different sources; a complete mix; a hodgepodge, a mishmash.
American usage; Countable; Humorous; Informal; Uncountable
noun
A thing comprising parts from many different sources; a complete mix; a hodgepodge, a mishmash.
American usage; Countable; Derogatory; Humorous; Informal; Uncountable
noun
A variety of draw poker in which the five and seven playing cards are wild cards.
American usage; Humorous; Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The next thing to ascertain is how much of the motorcycle you want is there and what condition it is in. Harley-Davidsons have a high degree of parts interchangeability. […] Is the stock 1939 Harley-Davidson you are looking at 100% 1939 or is it 50% 1939 and 50% Heinz-57, or does it only have a motor with 1939 crankcases sitting in a 1972 chassis?"
- "Then, too, designers and developers who've taken the time to learn the Heinz 57 varieties of proprietary scripting and authoring might see little reason to learn anything new—or might be too busy learning JSP, ASP, or .NET to even think about changing their fundamental front-end techniques."
- "Another teacher at Ysleta Middle School referred to the materials used to teach the seventh-grade curriculum as "Heinz 57" because it was drawn from multiple sources: / Since we don't use textbooks, we had to find everything from the manual, the workbook, teacher's manual. […] So the 7th grade math one [curriculum], is like Heinz 57, it's from everywhere and anywhere."
- "There just wasn’t any place on the farm for four more Heinz 57 dogs running around. It made Sammi sad, but she had her hands full with her rabbits."
- "Walking into the SPCA [Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals] grounds, I was greeted with a cacophony of barking, from high-pitched yelps to low woofs. There were all varieties, mostly Heinz 57s, from big shaggy collies to little sausages in all shapes and colours."
- ""We have five dogs," I hear her say, "All Heinz 57s, rescued.""
Etymology
From the “57 Varieties” slogan introduced by the H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., in 1896 to advertise the fact that it produced numerous food products. Heinz is derived from the surname of the American entrepreneur Henry John Heinz (1844–1919) who founded the company (borrowed from German Heinz), while 57 was apparently an arbitrary number chosen by Heinz because 5 was his lucky number and 7 his wife’s lucky number; at the time, the company was already selling more than 60 products.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhaɪnz ˌfɪftiˈsɛvən/
- British English: /ˈhaɪnz ˌfɪftiˈsɛvn̩/
Usage
- American usage
- Countable
- Humorous
- Informal
- Uncountable
- Derogatory