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singing hinny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
singing hin-ny
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of bannock or scone with currants, traditional in the north of England.

British usage

Etymology

Hinny (from honey) is a term of endearment in the dialects of the Newcastle area. The "singing" is the sizzling sound of the lard or butter during cooking.

Usage

Inflected Forms

singing hinnies (plural)

Synonyms

fatty cutty

Questions

What does singing hinny mean?
A kind of bannock or scone with currants, traditional in the north of England.
Where does singing hinny come from?
Hinny (from honey) is a term of endearment in the dialects of the Newcastle area. The "singing" is the sizzling sound of the lard or butter during cooking.

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