variants
or less commonly weiner
plural wieners also weiners
1
: frankfurter, hot dog
… on Monday night, locals will gather around fires to roast wieners, apples and marshmallows.—
Stephen Terichow Parrott
see also wiener roast
Stephen Terichow Parrott2
slang
: penis
3
informal
: an awkward, weak, or ineffectual person
Now the little wiener makes himself out to be the hero …—Garrison Keillor
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There will be a German costume contest, wiener toss challenge and other German games.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
For several decades, Karl Ratzsch's Restaurant served as a downtown Milwaukee landmark for both locals and visitors hungry for wiener schnitzel, sauerbraten, and other German foods.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In related wiener news, Jim’s Original, a Chicago street-food staple since 1939, plans on opening its first-ever location outside of the Windy City in Orange.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Then her teen-age niece Corinne (Talia Ryder) vanishes after a shift at the local wiener joint, and Honey’s involvement in the grim occurrences becomes personal and passionate.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
For several decades, Karl Ratzsch's Restaurant served as a downtown Milwaukee landmark for both locals and visitors hungry for wiener schnitzel, sauerbraten, and other German foods.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
In related wiener news, Jim’s Original, a Chicago street-food staple since 1939, plans on opening its first-ever location outside of the Windy City in Orange.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2025
Then her teen-age niece Corinne (Talia Ryder) vanishes after a shift at the local wiener joint, and Honey’s involvement in the grim occurrences becomes personal and passionate.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Wiener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiener. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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from German Wienerwurst "Vienna sausage," from Vienna, capital of Austria
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