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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The dinner buffet features an all-you-wish schnitzel station with jaeger, franconian, or wiener schnitzel, and a create-your-own cheese spaetzle station.
—Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
Pair with a wiener schnitzel and brussels sprouts, or a dark vegetarian chop suey.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
German classics like wiener schnitzel, beef rouladen and sauerbraten are specialties, while seafood, steaks, soups and salads round out the dinner menu.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
Dearborn was notified of the switch after a retailer complained that beef wiener products had been mislabeled as beef and pork, and vice versa.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
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Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
Pair with a wiener schnitzel and brussels sprouts, or a dark vegetarian chop suey.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
German classics like wiener schnitzel, beef rouladen and sauerbraten are specialties, while seafood, steaks, soups and salads round out the dinner menu.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024
Dearborn was notified of the switch after a retailer complained that beef wiener products had been mislabeled as beef and pork, and vice versa.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Wiener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiener. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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from German Wienerwurst "Vienna sausage," from Vienna, capital of Austria
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