wiener

noun

wie·​ner ˈwē-nər  ˈwē-nē 

also

ˈwi-nē 

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

2

slang : penis

3

informal : an awkward, weak, or ineffectual person

Now the little wiener makes himself out to be the hero …

—Garrison Keillor

Examples of wiener in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To measure each hotdog, the connoisseur is tasked with recording each wiener's length, diameter, weight and price. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024

The debut dinner menu includes nostalgic dishes like beef Wellington, clams casino, Waldorf salad, Cornish hen and wiener schnitzel inspired by Seven Seas owner Jack Weissgerber. —Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024

Learn more about Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace, wiener schnitzel, and celebrated Christmas markets in Travel + Leisure's city guide. —Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024

The last time Chestnut and Kobayashi went dog-for-dog was in 2009 on Coney Island, when Chestnut consumed 68 wieners in 10 minutes, while Kobayashi finished runner-up with 64. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

short for wienerwurst

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing wiener

• wiener dog
• wiener roast

Kids Definition

wiener

noun

wie·​ner ˈwē-nər  ˈwē-nē 

: frankfurter

Etymology

from German Wienerwurst "Vienna sausage," from Vienna, capital of Austria

Biographical Definition

Wiener

biographical name

Wie·​ner ˈwē-nər 

Norbert 1894–1964 American mathematician