What does "heineken" mean?

Anything that reaches parts that other things cannot (after a slogan for the Heineken brand of beer).

What is a synonym for "heineken"?

Common synonyms include: brand, brewery, company, corporation, lager, pale lager.

Heineken

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
Anything that reaches parts that other things cannot (after a slogan for the Heineken brand of beer). informal
"Some prominent advocates have therefore suggested that PFI is the 'Heineken' of privatisation, reaching hitherto untouched parts of the government machine (Kerr 1998: 18)."

Proper Noun

1
A surname from German.

Synonyms

All synonyms

brand brewery company corporation lager pale lager

Antonyms

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generic beer brand stout unbranded product

Example

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"Some prominent advocates have therefore suggested that PFI is the 'Heineken' of privatisation, reaching hitherto untouched parts of the government machine (Kerr 1998: 18)."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Heineken.

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