wanger
wanger noun: a rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.
Noun (1)
wanger (plural wangers)
Noun (2)
wanger (plural wangers)
- The penis.
- Just as he was about to plunge his wanger into Jonny, Jones arrived.2008, John Patrick, Country Boys City Boys, page 160
- A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.
Proper noun capitalized: Wanger
Wanger (plural Wangers)
- A surname from German.
Forms of wanger
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | wangers |
| alternative form | wonger |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Wangers |
Origin of wanger
From Middle English wangere, from Old English wangere (“pillow, bolster”), from Proto-West Germanic *wangārī, from Proto-Germanic *wangārijaz, suffixed form of *wangiją (“pillow, cushion”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (“neck, cheek”). Cognate with Old High German wangari (“pillow”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹 (waggari, “pillow”). Related to Old English wange (“cheek”). More at wang.
Related to wang.
Borrowed from German Wanger.
Questions about wanger
- What does wanger mean?
- Wanger means a rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.
- What part of speech is wanger?
- Wanger can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of wanger?
- The plural of wanger is wangers.
Words near wanger in the dictionary
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