wiener
[ wee-ner ]
/ ˈwi nər /
noun
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Also wie·ner·wurst [wee-ner-wurst, -woo rst] /ˈwi nərˌwɜrst, -ˌwʊərst/.
Origin of wiener
1865–70, Americanism; < German, short for Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage
Definition for wiener (2 of 2)
Wiener
[ wee-ner ]
/ ˈwi nər /
noun
Norbert,1894–1964, U.S. mathematician: pioneer in cybernetics.
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British Dictionary definitions for wiener (1 of 2)
wiener
wienerwurst (ˈwiːnəˌwɜːst)
/ (ˈwiːnə) /
noun
US and Canadian a kind of smoked beef or pork sausage, similar to a frankfurterAlso called: wienie, weenie (ˈwiːnɪ)
Word Origin for wiener
C20: shortened from German Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage
British Dictionary definitions for wiener (2 of 2)
Wiener
/ (ˈwiːnə) /
noun
Norbert (ˈnɔːbət). 1894–1964, US mathematician, who developed the concept of cybernetics
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Word Origin and History for wiener
wiener
1904, shortening of wienerwurst (1889), from German Wiener "of Vienna" (from Wien "Vienna," from Latin Vindo-bona, from Gaulish vindo-, from Celt. vindo- "white;" cf. Old Irish find, Welsh gwyn "white;" see Gwendolyn) + Wurst "sausage." Clipped form wienie is attested from 1911. Extensive pejorative senses developed from its penis-like shape.
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