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  wiener

  noun

  frankfurter.
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  Wiener

  noun

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

wiener

¹ American  

[wee-ner] / ˈwi nər /

Also wienerwurst

noun

1. frankfurter.

2. Vienna sausage.

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Wiener ² American  

[wee-ner] / ˈwi nər /

noun

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

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Wiener ¹ British  

/ ˈwiːnə /

noun

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

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wiener ² British  

/ ˈwiːnəˌwɜːst, ˈwiːnə /

noun

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

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Usage

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.

Etymology

Origin of wiener

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

Explanation

You might call your favorite backyard cookout food a hot dog, but it's also known as a frankfurter or a wiener. You're probably not thinking of Strauss waltzes and cream-topped tortes as you spread the mustard and relish on your hot dog, but in German, wiener simply means Viennese. Thank the lowly wienerwurst — "Vienna sausage" — parent of the sausage that we designate by this word today. The spelling weiner is also widely found in English, somewhat obscuring the word's origins.

Example Sentences

Wiener responded that “trans women are also brutalized in this country ... and cisgender women are brutalized in this country, and we have to protect the safety of all women.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Organized by the museum’s Kate Wiener, it consists of more than 50 works—sculptures, project models, photographs—as well as archival materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The grand final of the contest will take place in the Wiener Stadthalle in the Austrian capital Vienna on Saturday 16 May.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

This was Juve's joint-second heaviest defeat in European competition, after their 7-0 humbling by Wiener Sport-Club, who currently play in Austria's regional leagues, back in 1958.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Wiener has proposed, on intuitive grounds, that defects and misinterpretations in such a communication system may be an unexplored territory for psychiatry.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas