Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. architecture The narrow side of chimney stack, a haunch.
- n. architecture The side of an arch from the topmost part (crown) to the bottommost part (impost).
- v. comics To be a henchman or henchwoman, usually for a supervillain.
- adj. UK, slang Big, strong, and muscular.
Etymologies
- Related to henchman ("faithful follower, supporter, groom"); perhaps a back-formation from that word. (Wiktionary)
Examples
““It is illegal to lie to a notary,” the henchman said, as he shifted his hench from one shoulder to the other.”
“There were so many loopholes and shelters that only the chumps got that big of a bite taken out of their pockets - hench the alternative minimum tax was created.”
“Caught in the vamp-vs.-werewolf standoff between the Salvatore bros and the vengeful Jules with hunky new Brady as her hench-wolf, poor Caroline is shot in the head, trapped in a cage and repeatedly shot, sprayed and tortured by Caleb until novice were-teen Tyler is delivered.”
“In an all-bird battle, those toys sent Robin up against the Penguin and two little gun-toting hench-penguins.”
“As far as Back Room Deal Obama and his hench woman Pelosi and Mr. Reid they will go up in flames at the first possable election moment.”
“The traffic trying to foolishly cross the city was absolutely hench ..”
“Should Weeks be concerned about Goodkind hiring vicious henchmen?....hench-cats?”
“That spiel from the photographer about his battle against sexual inequalities and such is nothing more than a thinly-veiled attempt to get some feminist backside waving in front of his semi-erect self, and to get some hench pictures of boobies and so forth.”
“Using his dweeby-but-easily-manipulated hench-French, the Alchemist collects his virgin tokens and kills them in nasty ways in order to use their blood to help make his magical mask.”
“Back in the early 90's when CG can into our landscape few people had the skills that companies needed hench supply and demand.”
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AnWulf This is UK slang ... per other info most likely London slang.
The root of the word means horse: O.E. hengest "horse, stallion, gelding," from P.Gmc. **hangistas (cf. O.Fris. hengst, Du. hengest, Ger. Hengst "stallion"). Related to henchman (“high-ranking servant”). Sep 9, 2011
AnWulf This is UK slang ... per other info most likely London slang.
The root of the word means horse: O.E. hengest "horse, stallion, gelding," from P.Gmc. **hangistas (cf. O.Fris. hengst, Du. hengest, Ger. Hengst "stallion"). Related to henchman (“high-ranking servant”). Sep 9, 2011