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wanger¹

Where it comes from

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.

noun wangers · wonger

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

wanger²

Where it comes from

Related to wang.

noun wangers · wonger

  1. slang The penis. Just as he was about to plunge his wanger into Jonny, Jones arrived.
  2. West Country, dialectal A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.

Wanger³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Wanger.

proper noun Wangers

  1. A surname from German.

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@misc{wanger_2026,
  title = {wanger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wanger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}