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wanger

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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6

Definition of wanger

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. (obsolete)A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.
  2. (slang)The penis.
    “Just as he was about to plunge his wanger into Jonny, Jones arrived.”
  3. (West-Country, dialectal)A contemptible person, neutral variant of a swear word.

name

  1. A surname from German.

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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.

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