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langer¹

  • /ˈlæŋɚ/ Ireland

Sounds like Langer · Rhymes with -æŋə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Suggestions include:

* from langur monkeys, via the Munster Fusiliers regiment stationed in India

* from languor

* from lang, variant of long

* from "on the lang", supposed variant of on the lam

* from leangaire, a word in Cnósach Focal ó Bhaile Bhúirne, a dictionary of the Muskerry Gaeltacht. It means an unusually long slender salmon.

noun langers

  1. Ireland, derogatory, slang Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person (usually male).

    Similar: dickhead, knob, asshole, shithead, tool, wanker

  2. Ireland, derogatory, offensive, slang, used in Cork An annoying person. "Give it up will ya! get a job, ja langer!"
  3. Ireland, slang, vulgar Penis. Mike opened his knees wide, so that his langer would be framed by the gap between his legs. For first impressions a boner would have been good, but not likely.

Langer²

Where it comes from

From German Langer (“a surname”, literally “a tall man”).

proper noun

  1. A surname from German.

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MLA

"langer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/langer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

langer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/langer

Chicago

"langer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/langer.

BibTeX
@misc{langer_2026,
  title = {langer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/langer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}