wanger

English

Alternative forms

• wonger

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English wangere, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English wangere (“pillow, bolster”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *wangārijaz, suffixed form of *wangiją (“pillow, cushion”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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.

Anagrams

• Wagner, gnawer