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

Pair with After Eight mints or even a wiener schnitzel with ample black pepper. —Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024

Drew Barrymore felt like a real wiener on her 49th birthday. —Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024

The meat and cold cuts company, a subsidiary of food giant Kraft Heinz, says in the job listing that the lucky wieners will get paid $35,600. —Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024

In addition to the beer, there’s an art tent, plenty of German food, warm pretzels, cigars, wiener races, a glockenspiel, tribute bands, sand sculptures and many other activities. —Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023

The foundation beneath is also imperative: a natural casing, all beef (nearly always from the local wiener maestros at Vienna Beef), tucked inside a poppy-seed bun. —J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023

While hot dogs are typically processed or made with just beef, hot wieners are a mixture of beef, pork, and veal. —Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023

Hot wieners from Olneyville New York System, paired with fries and coffee milk. —Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023

The midcentury brainchild of the Original New York System restaurant, they are also called hot wieners, gaggers and Greek lobsters, though never hot dogs. —J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023

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