wiener

¹

Also wie·ner·wurst

[wee-ner]

noun

1. frankfurter.

2. Vienna sausage.

Wiener

²

[wee-ner]

noun

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

Wiener

¹

/ ˈwiːnə /

noun

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

wiener

²

/ ˈwiːnəˌwɜːst, ˈwiːnə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wiener¹

1865–70, < German, short for Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage

Word History and Origins

Origin of wiener¹

C20: shortened from German Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage

Example Sentences

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

What does wiener mean?

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.