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wanger en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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

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wanger en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Related to wang.

Meanings

  1. (slang) The 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-Country, dialectal) A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.

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