- canny hinny
- North Country (Newcastle) Wordsan endearing expression
English dialects glossary. 2013.
canny hinny
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hinny — A Scottish or northern English variant of ‘honey’, used in affectionate or friendly address. It is said by a mother to her infant son in When the Boat Comes In, by James Mitchell. Mr. W.Toyn, writing from Newcastle, says that the term is also… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
