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  wiener

  noun

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

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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.

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You have to try wiener schnitzel or tafelspitz at least once; those dishes are part of the city’s identity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

The giant wiener was created by Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, married Brooklyn artists whose métier is often interactive, food-based spectaculars that also question the lore — and lure — of Americana.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2024

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

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2023

A recent Landsman campaign event included his releasing a 5-year-old wire-haired dachshund named Jerome in a wiener dog race as Oktoberfest celebrations thronged the city’s downtown.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2022

She finished the piece and looked up after a long, long time — I would be toasted like a barbecue wiener when I got back to math — and blushed.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

During a January debate of candidates hoping to fill Nancy Pelosi’s set, Mr. Wiener fudged the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

By most accounts, Pelosi and Wiener had a mostly cordial relationship until last year, when he entered the race before she announced her retirement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

But in the race to replace Rep. Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th District, two more-moderate Democrats, Scott Wiener and Connie Chan, will head into the fall election.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Here are the 25 countries, their acts and their songs competing for Eurovision glory on Saturday at the Wiener Stadthalle arena:

From Barron's ● May 16, 2026

“You know by now that even Celestial bronze can’t kill us for long. Have a Cheese ’n’ Wiener!

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan