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wiener definition

wie·ner (nər)

noun

  1. a smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, etc., enclosed in a membranous casing and made in cylindrical links a few inches long; frankfurter: the casing is now usually removed before packaging
    also wienerwurst wie′·ner·wurst′ (-wʉrst′)
  2. Slang
    1. weenie (sense )
    2. weenie (sense )

Etymology: short for wienerwurst < Ger Wiener wurst, Vienna sausage

Wiener definition

Wie·ner (nər)

Wiener, Norbert (nôrbərt) 1894-1964; U.S. mathematician & pioneer in cybernetics

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