"wanger" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wangers [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wangere}} Middle English wangere, {{inh|en|ang|wangere|t=pillow, bolster}} Old English wangere (“pillow, bolster”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*wangārī}} Proto-West Germanic *wangārī, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*wangārijaz}} Proto-Germanic *wangārijaz, {{der|en|ine-pro|*wenǵ-||neck, cheek}} Proto-Indo-European *wenǵ- (“neck, cheek”), {{cog|goh|wangari||pillow}} Old High German wangari (“pillow”), {{cog|got|𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹||pillow}} Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌹 (waggari, “pillow”), {{cog|ang|wange||cheek}} Old English wange (“cheek”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wanger (plural wangers)
  1. (obsolete) A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wanger-en-noun-oR7y2gUE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wonger
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: wangers [plural]
Etymology: Related to wang. Head templates: {{en-noun}} wanger (plural wangers)
  1. (slang) The penis. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-wanger-en-noun-JrEPyTmp
  2. (dialectal, Westcountry England) A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-wanger-en-noun-1pRzTq6t Categories (other): English English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 1 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 2 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wonger
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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