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Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
wanger (plural wangers)
Etymology 2[edit]
Related to wang.
Noun[edit]
wanger (plural wangers)
- (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.
- (dialectal, Westcountry England) A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.
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