wanger

See also: Wanger

English

Alternative forms

• wonger

Etymology 1

From Middle English wangere, from Old English wangere (“pillow, bolster”), from Proto-West Germanic *wangārī, from Proto-Germanic *wangārijaz, suffixed form of *wangiją (“pillow, cushion”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (“neck, cheek”). Cognate with Old High German wangari (“pillow”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹 (waggari, “pillow”). Related to Old English wange (“cheek”). More at wang.

Noun

wanger (plural wangers)

1. (obsolete) A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.

Etymology 2

Related to wang.

Noun

wanger (plural wangers)

1. (slang) The penis.
   • 2008, John Patrick, Country Boys City Boys, page 160:

     Just as he was about to plunge his wanger into Jonny, Jones arrived.

2. (dialectal, Westcountry England) A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.

Anagrams

• Wagner, gnawer