Meanings
nounHeineken (plural Heinekens)
plural Heinekens
- informalAnything that reaches parts that other things cannot (after a slogan for the Heineken brand of beer).
For me REBT is the Heineken of therapies, reaching humorous parts of myself that other therapies cannot reach.
2013, Windy Dryden, Rationality and Pluralism1 more example
Some prominent advocates have therefore suggested that PFI is the 'Heineken' of privatisation, reaching hitherto untouched parts of the government machine (Kerr 1998: 18).
2002, John Mohan, Planning, Markets and Hospitals, page 205
Origin
- GermanHeineken
- EnglishHeineken
Borrowed from German Heineken.
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APA
Heineken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heineken
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“Heineken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heineken. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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