wanger

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noun

A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.

OriginMiddle English wangere ← Old English wangere ← Proto-West Germanic *wangārī →
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Meanings

wanger1

nounwanger (plural wangers)

plural wangers · alternative wonger

  1. obsoleteA rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.

wanger2

nounwanger (plural wangers)

plural wangers · alternative wonger

  1. slangThe penis.

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

    2008, John Patrick, Country Boys City Boys, page 160
  2. West CountrydialectalA contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.

Wanger3

proper nounWanger (plural Wangers)

plural Wangers

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

wanger · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wenǵ-“neck, cheek”
  2. Proto-Germanic*wangārijaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wangārī
  4. Old Englishwangere“pillow, bolster”
  5. Middle Englishwangere
  6. Englishwanger

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.

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wanger · noun

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Wanger · proper noun

  1. GermanWanger
  2. EnglishWanger

Borrowed from German Wanger.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

wanger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanger

MLA

“wanger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanger. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wanger,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wanger.

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