Meaning
3 senses(slang)Wiener dog, dachshund
(slang)Penis
(obsolete)Doubt; conjecture.
Origin
From Middle English wene, from Old English wēn, wēna (“hope, weening, expectation”), fromFrom Middle English wene, from Old English wēn, wēna (“hope, weening, expectation”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāni, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz, *wēnǭ (“hope, expectation”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, love, want, reach, win”). Cognate with Dutch waan (“delusion”), Afrikaans waan (“delusion”), German Wahn (“illusion, false hope”).
Abbreviation of wiener dog
Abbreviation of wiener (penis)
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