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wiener

1
Also ɾ·Ա·ɳܰ

[wee-ner]

Wiener

2

[wee-ner]

noun

  1. Norbert, 1894–1964, U.S. mathematician: pioneer in cybernetics.

Wiener

1

/ ˈɾːə /

noun

  1. Norbert (ˈnɔːbət). 1894–1964, US mathematician, who developed the concept of cybernetics

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

wiener

2

/ ˈɾːəˌwɜːst, ˈɾːə /

noun

  1. Also called: wienie. weenie.a kind of smoked beef or pork sausage, similar to a frankfurter

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wiener1

1865–70, < German, short for Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wiener1

C20: shortened from German Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage
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Lady Gaga, as a sympathetic classmate, sings a very good song as Pip trains by using a hot dog wiener as a heavy bag and bench presses blocks of cheese.

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We’d hang out in bed with the baby and the wiener dog, Tuna, for like 45 minutes to an hour before we walk out and face the rest of the world.

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In the film version of “Robot Dreams,” the background characters, all anthropomorphized animals, have distinct looks: a lion with a boombox, a wiener dog selling franks and some mischievous rabbits.

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Those dog days of April — when the Philly weather is cold and the wieners are a steal — are going, going, gone.

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Instead, they viewed him with contempt for being such a wiener.

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When To Use

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A wiener is a type of sausage. Wiener is also used as slang for “penis” and as a mild insult for someone seen as weak and awkward.

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