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wanger

/wˈæŋɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
wanger
IPA
/wˈæŋɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.

Obsolete

noun

The penis.

Slang

noun

A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: wangere, *wangārī, *wangārijaz, *wenǵ-, Wanger

Usage

Inflected Forms

wangers (plural) wonger (alternative)

Rhymes With

hangar hanger banger langer sanger stanger tanger ganger schlanger spranger fanger zanger

Questions

How do you pronounce wanger?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈæŋɚ/.
What does wanger mean?
A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.
Where does wanger come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce wanger

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