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in a hen's hiney

in a hen's hiney prepositional phrase: under no circumstances; absolutely not.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Southern US, idiomatic) Under no circumstances; absolutely not.

Questions about in a hen's hiney

What does in a hen's hiney mean?
In a hen's hiney means under no circumstances; absolutely not.
What part of speech is in a hen's hiney?
In a hen's hiney is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a hen's hiney in the dictionary

  1. in a flash
  2. in a flat spin
  3. in a foam
  4. in a fog
  5. in a heartbeat
  6. in a hen's hiney
  7. in a huff
  8. in a hurry
  9. in a jam
  10. in a jiffy
  11. in a lather

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