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
Garrison KeillorExamples of wiener in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Rest assured, Costco and wiener fans — despite inflation having driven up the cost of groceries to their highest level in years, the budget retailer has no plans to raise the price of its fabled $1.50 hot dog combo special.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 31 May 2024
Berks hot dogs: The new official hot dog partner’s wieners can be found at participating concession stands.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
The connection between the action and the wiener was not always clear to the audience.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Yo, these aren’t ordinary wieners, believers will tell you.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
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
Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 31 May 2024
Berks hot dogs: The new official hot dog partner’s wieners can be found at participating concession stands.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
The connection between the action and the wiener was not always clear to the audience.
—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Yo, these aren’t ordinary wieners, believers will tell you.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2024
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
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'wiener.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near wiener
Cite this Entry
“Wiener.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiener. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
Etymology
from German Wienerwurst "Vienna sausage," from Vienna, capital of Austria
Biographical Definition
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share